Cape Town is the first African city, and one of seven leading cities in the world, to officially endorse Meat-Free Day for the sake of animal welfare, human health and climate change. The idea is that Capetonians pick one day a week where they don't eat red meat, opting for more fruit, vegetables and grains instead. Former Beatle and well-known vegetarian Paul McCartney started … [Read more...]
Environmental and Social Justice go hand in hand
If South Africa wants to adapt to climate change, it needs to move away from an immoral economic agenda towards value-based development. Otherwise it will be too late to find a solution to environmental degradation. 'We need to replace the values of consumerism, profit and advantage, which are the current drivers of our economy, with justice, balance and reciprocity, the … [Read more...]
