GroundUp Staff, Author at This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/author/groundupstaff/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:08:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 GroundUp Staff, Author at This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/author/groundupstaff/ 32 32 67616479 TotalEnergies about to submit its application to drill for gas along south coast https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/totalenergies-about-to-submit-its-application-to-drill-for-gas-along-south-coast/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/totalenergies-about-to-submit-its-application-to-drill-for-gas-along-south-coast/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:39:09 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72522 French giant, TotalEnergies has completed a round of public meetings to drill up to five wells search for oil or gas along the coast in South Africa. The project has met opposition from environmental groups but the company says it is part of South Africa’s transition from coal.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/totalenergies-about-to-submit-its-application-to-drill-for-gas-along-south-coast/feed/ 0 72522 About 300 Durban climate activists picket against oil and gas exploration https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/about-300-durban-climate-activists-picket-against-oil-and-gas-exploration/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/about-300-durban-climate-activists-picket-against-oil-and-gas-exploration/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:47:13 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72388 “We are not going to allow oil mining to exacerbate our climate change” says environmental activist.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/about-300-durban-climate-activists-picket-against-oil-and-gas-exploration/feed/ 0 72388 TAC slams Mbeki over his views on HIV https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/tac-slams-mbeki-over-his-views-on-hiv/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/tac-slams-mbeki-over-his-views-on-hiv/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:43:08 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71954 Former president repeated misconceptions about the disease when he addressed UNISA.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/tac-slams-mbeki-over-his-views-on-hiv/feed/ 0 71954 Debunking the myth that Africa responded well to Covid https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/debunking-the-myth-that-africa-responded-well-to-covid/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/debunking-the-myth-that-africa-responded-well-to-covid/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:56:35 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71741 We should not let governments that failed to even count their dead off the hook

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/debunking-the-myth-that-africa-responded-well-to-covid/feed/ 0 71741 Seismic judgment: Court overturns exploration rights granted to Shell https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/seismic-judgment-court-overturns-exploration-rights-granted-to-shell/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/seismic-judgment-court-overturns-exploration-rights-granted-to-shell/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:31:49 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71702 South Africa: The High Court has ruled that the exploration rights granted to Impact Africa and Shell along the Wild Coast were unlawful. The court has put a stop to the seismic survey along the Wild Coast.

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