We are activist lawyers who help communities and civil society organisations in South Africa realise our Constitutional right to a healthy environment by advocating and litigating for environmental justice.
CER is looking for an experienced, dynamic and passionate communications professional to be our Head of Communications. This role is to provide strategic communications leadership and advice to the CER, to conceptualise and oversee the launch and roll-out of communications campaigns, to manage effective communication to CER’s diverse audiences, to direct media relations for key… continued
New records filed in court by the Department of Environmental Affairs show that the Minister of Environmental Affairs did not properly consider the unacceptably high climate impacts of the proposed Thabametsi coal-fired power station, which was first authorised in February 2015. These records were filed as part of environmental justice groups Earthlife Africa and groundWork’s… continued
The Centre for Environmental Rights has applied to be an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) in a High Court case in which the City of Cape Town seeks to be allowed to procure its own renewable energy without requiring the national Energy Minister’s permission. Municipalities, which account for 40% of South African electricity use,… continued
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