Join us for Session 3 of Conscious Capital course on 5 May 2026 ๐ฐ ๐ Weโre breaking down how to build long-term wealth without compromising your values. Register here: tinyurl.com/conscioussession3
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In March, colleagues shared our Climate Reporting Guide & Climate Media Lab at the African Media Perspectives conference ๐๏ธ
They discussed moving beyond event-driven news to reporting with context & hope ๐ก
Download the Guide here:
www.fossilfreesa.org.za/climate-jour...
Have you heard that Africa โneedsโ fossil fuels for economic development? ๐ค Watch how we bust this myth and build #climatehope that African countries CAN build a cleaner, healthier, and wealthier future with renewable energy! ๐ก๐ www.instagram.com/reel/DW37HQB...
This Earth Day, weโre demanding an end to public financing for fossil fuels. Itโs time to invest in renewables and climate-resilient infrastructure! ๐โ
Join us in Cape Town to amplify our collective voice for people-centered solutions.
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Wed, 22 April
๐ 10:00 โ 12:00
๐ Hanover St โก๏ธ Parliament
We're thrilled to be invited to this historic upcoming conference. Later today we're attending Dialogue 3, with other global CSO's. Thank you to @fossiltreaty.bsky.social for making this happen ๐
REMINDER: It's Conscious Capital session 2 tomorrow! In this session, we're diving into topics like different growth perspectives and the basics of investment risk and speculation. Join us via Zoom here -tinyurl.com/consciouscapital2
๐๏ธ Our latest newsletter is out! Jo-Anne Smetherham explores The Green Connection's "koeksister economics", the cure for climate anxiety, and how Fossil Free California successfully pushed for $16.5 billion to be divested from fossil fuel companies ๐
Conscious Capital session 2 is here! ๐ฐ Join us next Wednesday to dive into investment risk, speculation, and building a sustainable future. ๐ป
Zoom link: tinyurl.com/consciouscapital2
Missed the first session? Catch up here: youtu.be/1O0n3T6xcGI ๐ฌ
Conscious Capital session 2 is here! ๐ฐ Join us next Wednesday to dive into investment risk, speculation, and building a sustainable future. ๐ป
Zoom link: tinyurl.com/consciouscapital2
Missed the first session? Catch up here: youtu.be/1O0n3T6xcGI ๐ฌ
๐๏ธ Our latest newsletter is out! Jo-Anne Smetherham explores The Green Connection's "koeksister economics", the cure for climate anxiety, and how Fossil Free California successfully pushed for $16.5 billion to be divested from fossil fuel companies ๐
Exciting news ๐ Our newest prize that you can win is from Sealand Gear! They're offering a recycled zeplin cross body bag โ it's limited edition too. Do you want to join us? Sign up for our community journey here: tinyurl.com/ffsacommunity ๐๐พ
๐ READ: Sam Bovim's oped about why South Africa's Public Investment Corporation needs to shift away from ESG as risk management, and move towards ESG as active value creation. Read it in Business Day here: www.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026...
Our very own Noxolo Mfocwa, advocacy campaigner at Fossil Ad Ban campaign, will moderate a discussion on Economic Justice & Democracy with Sisanda Lwana, Thabisile Miya, and Keitu Kabini, presented by Winners Without Gambling International.
#fossiladbansa
Full house for our Conscious Capital launch! ๐ฐ Itโs clear weโre ready for personal finance that tackles inequality and the climate crisis. Weโre de-stigmatising the struggle and building "Shields" against fossil fuels. Next session is soon! Register for the course: tinyurl.com/cccourseregistration
Take a look at some of the cool prizes on offer for our community journey ๐ฅณ Which one is your favourite? Sign up to join our community journey here: tinyurl.com/ffsacommunity
Exciting news! ๐ We're launching our first journey for our community this year. Stay tuned to see what the giveaway prizes are. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/ffsacommunity
Journalists, broadcasters, climate influencers: this oneโs for you! ๐
Check out our updated Climate Reporting Guide for 2026, which aims to provide journalists with key information they might need as they report on climate change and SAโs energy issues โ๐พ www.fossilfreesa.org.za/climate-journalism
๐ฌ Joined UCT Film & Media students to talk climate storytelling! ๐
We explored how to move past despair by focusing on science, solutions, and holding fossil fuel power to account. ๐ก
Big thanks to Tanja Bosch & Dr. Nicola Davies-Laubscher!
๐ Guide: www.fossilfreesa.org.za/climate-jour...
๐ป Media recap:
On Radio Islam, FAB advocacy campaigner Noxolo Mfocwa explains why we marched last year against TotalEnergiesโ century of exploitation in Africa.
๐Listen here: tinyurl.com/Listen-Radio...
#totalexposed #nomoregreenwashing #stopeacop #fossilfreeafrica
Coal, oil, and gas ads protect industry profits while misleading the public.
Amsterdam banned them. President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa can lead Africa by banning them too!
To find out why, read our Smoke and Mirrors report on fossil fuel greenwashing in SA: tinyurl.com/Greenwashing...
During FABโs greenwashing workshop in Mpumalanga, Lazola Kati reminded attendees: communities have the right to question and hold fossil fuel (coal, oil, & gas) companies accountable.
Protect communities. Stop fossil fuel ads.
Report greenwashing here: forms.gle/vVzT6A3NPgK1...
#fossiladban
Fossil gas is often called a โbridgeโ to the future โฆ but what future are we really heading into?
Noxolo Mfocwa and Lazola Kati joined the Beyond Gas Lab Conference to challenge gas narratives in Southern Africa.
Imagine energy systems that are renewable, democratic, and just for all!
Exciting news! We will be launching our new Conscious Capital short course in collaboration with the University of Cape Town's Investment Society ๐ Join us for the 1st session on 19 March at Leslie Social 2B. For catering purposes, please register for the event here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
READ one of our @fossiladbansa.bsky.social's campaigners newest oped in @dailymaverick.co.za, arguing that South Africa's petroleum regulator cannot be both promoter and referee โ www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...
The climate crisis is making insurance unaffordable for many ๐จ
โWeโre seeing more frequent, more severe extreme weather events and that inevitably affects claims and affects pricing โ it canโt not.โ - Felicity Alvey, University of Cambridge @cisl.cam.ac.uk
#climatechange
Ramaphosa charts a new horizon of over 40% renewables by 2030: Will it happen? Our Director-coordinator, David Le Page, is quoted by Dr Enock Sithole. open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
Don't forget to register your interest for this free course here: tinyurl.com/consciouscapital