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It’s time to uproot the DMRE

June 15, 2022 Leave a Comment

Solutions to South Africa’s crippling energy and climate crisis exist. Yet they are being blocked by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) under the leadership of Minister Gwede Mantashe. Mantashe’s DMRE is holding back a rapid and just transition to renewable energy - the fastest, most affordable way to solve load shedding. Instead, they are working to lock … [Read more...]

Mining threatens fisheries in the West Coast

June 6, 2022 Leave a Comment

Coastal mining along the West Coast is expanding at an alarming rate, increasingly threatening the environment and livelihoods of small-scale fisheries and coastal communities. Currently there are many different companies that have applied for or been allocated permits and right for oil and gas exploration as well as prospecting or mining on coastal land, the beaches, in the … [Read more...]

Have your say on the South African Gas Master Plan

January 5, 2022 1 Comment

Please comment on the proposed Gas Master Plan by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE). Here follows an excerpt from their basecase report regarding the importance of gas in the future energy mix: "At just 2.6% of the country’s total energy mix, South Africa’s natural gas market is small, but with all its inherent benefits, it has the potential to completely … [Read more...]

Join the call for change in the DMRE

November 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

It’s been over a month since activists from 350.org gathered across South Africa to call for change in the Department of Mineral Resources (DMRE). Other civil society organisations have now also joined them in signing an open letter speaking out against the repressive threats of lawsuits by Minister Mantashe, and in support of their call for change. Let's help them … [Read more...]

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