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Let fossil fuel divestment set you free

November 17, 2014 Leave a Comment

“People of conscience need to break their ties with corporations financing the injustice of climate change,” said Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu during the countdown to the launch of Fossil Free SA, which started in Cape Town last week. His daughter, Rev. Mpho Tutu, was the keynote speaker at the launch. She spoke about how 25 years ago they launched the US divestment … [Read more...]

Cities need to figure out their stories

July 17, 2014 Leave a Comment

More than 100 of the world’s fastest growing cities are in Africa. So said Marlene Laros (main picture), lead author of the newly released the State of African Cities report by ICLEI, during the launch at the British High Commisioner’s residence in Bishops Court. Africa is also experiencing unprecedented population growth and massive poverty. Africa is predicted to have 3 … [Read more...]

Working towards a better food system

December 7, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Last week, the African Food Security Network (AFSUN) hosted a workshop in Cape Town about food security, urbanization and migration in a comparative context. The workshop was presented in a unique “U process”. This consisted of a step by step method which started on the left side of a U shape, and ended on the far right. The first step was “sensing”. This was basically a … [Read more...]

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