The city of Cape Town has approved new provisions that allows for the installation of minor freestanding cell masts on properties zoned as Community Use (churches, schools, clinics and hospitals), Utilities, Transport, Public Open Space and Agriculture. These masts can be installed without prior land use approval from the City or adjacent land owners. Building plan approvals … [Read more...]
Anglican Church of Southern Africa to divest from fossil fuels
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Angola Mozambique and Namibia) passed a motion at their Provincial Synod to divest from fossil fuels. Following the Paris Climate Change agreement, it is vital that global warming does not pass a 2° degree increase, otherwise this could lead to catastrophic climate change. The Province is already … [Read more...]
State of emergency declared in flooded Marshall Islands
A state of emergency has been declared in the Marshall Islands following severe floods that have swamped the low lying atolls. Almost a thousand people have been displaced in the capital of Majuro, with another 246 evacuated in the separate island of Arno, according to UN figures. Four evacuation centres have been set up in schools and churches in Majuro. Exceptionally … [Read more...]
