Resource Hub
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Resource Hub
Content for Change
Our Resource Hub is an ever-growing collection of content to help you be your own communicator and change-maker.
Here you can find a variety of infographics, videos, research reports, op-eds, & toolkits that look to unpack issues on Climate, Energy, Covid, and Communications for Change in general. Just select the right filter option, or use the search bar to find what you’re looking for.
Welcome to the Resource Hub
Empowering social justice organisations across South Africa, our Resource Hub is an ever-growing collection of content designed to help you become your own most effective communicator and change-maker.
Whether you are advocating for policy shifts, mobilising communities, or raising awareness, we provide the essential tools you need to amplify your voice and drive meaningful impact.
What You Will Find
Explore a diverse range of materials tailored for advocacy and on-the-ground action, including:
Infographics:
Clear, highly shareable visual data summaries.
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Engaging multimedia content that supports your messaging.
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In-depth, evidence-based insights and analysis.
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Thought leadership and persuasive opinion pieces.
Toolkits:
Campaign specific ready-to-use assets with pre-approved talking points & key narratives.
Key Focus Areas
Our resources are continually updated to unpack critical, intersectional issues shaping the South African landscape, with dedicated focus on:
- Climate Justice
- Energy Transition
- Covid-19 Impacts & Recovery
- Communications for Change
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#16 Mobilize Newsletter
Issue 16 of the Mobilize Newsletter explores how global systems of war, debt, extraction, and economic policy continue to impact Africa, linking topics such as America’s war economy, flawed GDP-driven development models, mining injustice, healthcare access, and the protection of human rights defenders. The newsletter also highlights grassroots activism, community resistance, and upcoming social justice and climate mobilisation events across South Africa and beyond.
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#15 Mobilize Newsletter 13/03/2026
#15 of the Mobilize Newsletter (13 March 2026) covers the lack of interest of the 1% in preventing climate disasters as doing so would erode their profits from the scheme that makes them money – extraction. The issue covers how the AI boom is extraction dressed up as innovation and how we as the people need mass-mobilisation to redirect society’s wealth toward social and ecological restoration and preservation.
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#14 Mobilize Newsletter 20/02/2026
#14 of the Mobilize Newsletter (20 February 2026) looks at how the concurrent water, electricity and hunger crises are negatively impacting the people of South Africa. Whilst presidential promises signal reform, there is a widening gap between our rights and our lived realities as South Africans. The issue frames the urgency and scope of what is needed that being systemic action that puts people before politics and justice before rhetoric.
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#13 Mobilize Newsletter 30/01/2026
#13 of the Mobilize Newsletter (30 January 2026) connects the dots between debt, climate disasters and political capture. Showing how global finance and extractive systems deepen inequality while communities bear the cost. Alongside critical analysis, the issue highlights spaces for organising, learning and intervention as resisting injustice requires both understanding and action.
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#12 Mobilize Newsletter 11/12/2025
#12 of the Mobilize Newsletter (11 December 2025) provides a roundup of what happened in 2025. The year was marked polycrisis, systems collapse and deepening inequality ,but it was also a year of people power. The 99% rose up building unions against hunger, utilising the court system to hold those in power accountable and built models of collective action.
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#11 Mobilize Newsletter 28/11/2025
#11 of the Mobilize Newsletter (28 November 2025) explores how the real work begins with the conclusion of the G20 and COP30. It looks at the need to remake our economic systems so that they serve the planet and all who live on it. The need to bring theoretical frameworks of harmony, integration and care into practice. From food sovereignty and Ubuntu biodiversity to people-led climate governance. It is time for the 99% to step in.
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#10 Mobilize Newsletter 3/11/2025
#10 of the Mobilize Newsletter (3 November 2025) covers the WE THE 99% movement which is raising movements for systems of change with solutions from the people themselves. It looks at how answers cannot be found among the imperialist and neocolonial delegations of COP or G20 but amongst ourselves, co-created in communities. The future is being co-created by communities that believe in universal dignity, justice, peace and freedom.
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#9 Mobilize Newsletter 20/10/2025
#9 of the Mobilize Newsletter (20 October 2025) provides a look into how things that should belong to all people is being captured for the profits of the few. Every fight for – water, food, the earth itself – is grounded in the truth that life is not for profit but for the shared inheritance of us all. The people reject privatisation, land theft and greed.
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#8 Mobilize Newsletter 6/10/2025
#8 of the Mobilize Newsletter (6 October 2025) covers how the propaganda of capitalism and lies of those in power are no match for the people speaking truth to power. These truth tellers are rising up from the Eastern Cape to Johannesburg, from Soweto to the Mediterranean Sea. By seizing the narrative and telling our own stories, we plants the seeds of and for transformation.
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#7 Mobilize Newsletter 22/09/2025
#7 of the Mobilize Newsletter (22 September 2025) explores Africa rising, from the courtrooms of South Africa’s Constitutional Court to the streets of Lagos and the halls of Addis Ababa. Where communities drew the line against Shell and Total, exposed banks as fossil accomplices and demanded justice from broken financial systems.
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#6 Mobilize Newsletter 22/08/2025
#6 of the Mobilize Newsletter (22 August 2025) looks at how when communities organise, they can take on oil and gas giants and win. It also covers how activists are taking to streets and courtrooms, saying enough is enough to fossil fuel colonialism.
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#4 Mobilize Newsletter 25/07/2025
#4 of Mobilize Newsletter covers Shell’s controversial deep-water drilling plans off South Africa’s coast, and its impact on climate goals. This edition highlights South Africa’s draft emission reduction plan, debates on taxing the super-rich at the G20, and concerns over Joburg selling public green spaces.
It also features a new climate study warning of just three years to act, youth-led victories like the #CancelCoal campaign, and a historic international court opinion on environmental rights. It promotes activist events, such as the We, the 99% People’s Summit, and offers ways for readers to get involved.
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#3 Mobilize Newsletter 25/07/2025
#3 of the Mobilize Newsletter (12 July 2025) provides a roundup of key developments in climate justice, economic inequality, and political accountability in South Africa and globally.
It covers concerns about “dirty climate money,” highlighting how funds for South Africa’s clean energy transition are being diverted to international consulting firms with fossil fuel ties. This edition also explores the role of the BRICS Summit in advancing a just energy transition, including support for green jobs and shifting global power dynamics. Additionally, the newsletter promotes policy and finance spaces, including G20-related meetings and a sustainability seminar in Johannesburg focused on green finance and collaboration.
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#2 Mobilize Newsletter 27/06/2025
#2 of Mobilize Newsletter (27 June 2025) provides a roundup of key developments in climate justice, economic inequality, and political accountability in South Africa and globally.
It covers the inaugural Africa Green Hydrogen Summit and its potential to drive a clean energy transition. It highlights G20-related developments, including the role of C20 in promoting people-led participation, calls for climate and debt justice for the Global South, and discussions around ecological debt. The newsletter also features grassroots and community-driven stories, such as a national school water testing initiative and the #EndHungerNow campaign, alongside updates on extreme weather linked to climate change, South Africa’s proposed LNG deal with the United States, and the country’s growing role in battery energy storage. It includes insights into accountability spaces like SAI20 and promotes events and opportunities for civic engagement.
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#1 Mobilize Newsletter 12/06/2025
#1 of Mobilize Newsletter (12 June 2025) provides a roundup of key developments in climate justice, economic inequality, and political accountability in South Africa and globally.
This edition covers South Africa’s proposed LNG deal with the United States and the risks of increased fossil fuel dependence. It highlights the #EndHungerNow campaign and community-led “Hunger Indabas” pushing for food affordability, as well as accountability processes like the SAI20 summit focused on climate spending and governance. The newsletter also explores South Africa’s growing role in battery energy storage and its positioning within the global clean energy transition.
#1 Mobilize Newsletter 12/06/2025
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Climate Comms Baseline Report
The Climate Comms Baseline Report 2025 establishes a baseline understanding of how partner organisations perceive climate justice, reparations, and adaptation needs, with the aim of strengthening climate communication and advocacy strategies.
Climate Comms Baseline Report
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Exploring Community Experiences of Government’s Plans to solve the Energy Crisis
The March 2024 baseline report outlines how community-based research to understand public experiences of South Africa’s energy crisis, perceptions of government policies like the Energy Action Plan, and awareness of the Just Energy Transition.
Exploring Community Experiences of Government’s Plans to solve the Energy Crisis
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Climate Comms Baseline Report: Navigating the Climate Crisis and Global Warming in South African Communities affected by Triple Threat Challenges.
This study will serve as a baseline to inform further interventions by Mobilize Agency that are aimed at addressing the climate crisis and to encourage community
participation leading up to the upcoming G20 conferences in Brazil and South Africa respectively. This will be achieved by creating content that is easy to understand, to make it
accessible to various members of society as far and wide as possible. Throughout, robust distribution and feedback systems will be developed and maintained to ensure maximum
impact, reach and effect of the campaign.
Climate Comms Baseline Report: Navigating the Climate Crisis and Global Warming in South African Communities affected by Triple Threat Challenges.
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Energy Comms Pre and Post Survey Report on the Lived Realities of Coping with Loadshedding and Power Cuts in two South African Provinces
This report (November 2023) analyses pre- and post-survey data from community participants to assess how their knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of South Africa’s energy crisis evolved through engagement in the Energy Comms campaign. It focuses on understanding views on load-shedding causes, government plans like the Energy Action Plan and Just Transition, and community responses to energy challenges.
Energy Comms Pre and Post Survey Report on the Lived Realities of Coping with Loadshedding and Power Cuts in two South African Provinces
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Community Perspectives of the Transition from Coal to Green Energy- “No one consulted us. They just do as they please”.
The “Community Perspectives of the Transition from Coal to Green Energy” report (October 2023) examines how South African communities experience and understand the shift from coal to renewable energy.
Community Perspectives of the Transition from Coal to Green Energy- “No one consulted us. They just do as they please”.
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Round 3: The Lived Realities of coping with loadshedding and power cuts in two South African Provinces- Community perceptions and voices on government plans to address loadshedding
This report (August 2023) builds on earlier rounds to examine how communities engage with and understand government energy plans, particularly the Energy Action Plan and Just Transition, while assessing access to information, trust in these policies, and the effectiveness of communication efforts.
Round 3: The Lived Realities of coping with loadshedding and power cuts in two South African Provinces- Community perceptions and voices on government plans to address loadshedding
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Round 2: The Lived Realities of coping with loadshedding and power cuts in two South African Provinces
This report (July 2023) examines how communities in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal cope with ongoing load-shedding, with a focus on illegal electricity connections, alternative energy use, and perceptions of government responses, aiming to deepen understanding of lived realities and inform communication and policy approaches.
Round 2: The Lived Realities of coping with loadshedding and power cuts in two South African Provinces
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Energy Comms Intervention Workshops’ Quantitative Survey Report
This report explores community knowledge and perceptions of South Africa’s energy crisis.
Energy Comms Intervention Workshops’ Quantitative Survey Report
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Round 1: The Lived Reality of Daily Power Cuts in two South African Province
This report (May 2023) documents the lived experiences of communities in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal facing ongoing power cuts, aiming to understand how the energy crisis affects daily life and to inform more effective communication and policy responses through the Mobilize Energy Comms campaign.
Round 1: The Lived Reality of Daily Power Cuts in two South African Province
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Dr. T on Human Rights
Human rights are not optional. They are indivisible, unconditional, and a vital language of accountability.
Health and care workers are defenders of human rights
At the Human Rights Council’s 59th session, Tlaleng Mofokeng called for a global paradigm shift: health systems must be sustainable and equitable, and they must treat care workers with dignity.
Read the full speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad9N-YlDTvk
See more: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTlalengMofokengNetwork
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Dr. T on Human Rights
G20 Debt Relief Mural
This activist street art reflects a global truth: when systems fail us, communities create their own power. It challenges the debt and housing crises shaping lives worldwide, This mural stands as a reminder that change is built through collective action and creative resistance.
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G20 Debt Relief Mural
Historic Debt and the Climate Crises aren’t just Africa’s Burden
From bold colours to the finest hand-drawn lines, this mural reflects a global truth: when systems fail us, communities create their own power.
Each mark represents a voice challenging the debt and housing crises shaping people’s lives worldwide. Together, they form a reminder that change is built layer by layer through collective action and creative resistance
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Historic Debt and the Climate Crises aren’t just Africa’s Burden
Africa’s wealth is being drained long before it can benefit its people
Africa’s wealth is being drained long before it can benefit its people. Multinational corporations exploit loopholes while presenting polished “responsible” images.
This isn’t about blaming citizens. It’s about exposing the systems and narratives that hide the real culprits. Transparency and accountability are key to a fairer future.
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Africa’s wealth is being drained long before it can benefit its people
Overconsumption isn’t just an environmental problem, it’s a social one too
Overconsumption isn’t just an environmental problem, it’s a social one too. In South Africa, a small portion of people use far more than needed, straining our planet and communities.
Consume smarter:
– Choose durable, high-quality clothes
– Support local & sustainable brands
– Reduce, reuse, recycle
Small changes in daily life = a big impact for the planet and people.
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Overconsumption isn’t just an environmental problem, it’s a social one too
Is LNG a good thing?
On the Climate Comms Podcast, we’re joined by Lazola Kati, the powerhouse Campaign Coordinator behind Fossil Ad Ban, an initiative of @fossilfreesouthafrica142.
We dive into how fossil fuel advertising shapes public opinion—and how activists like Lazola are fighting back to protect our planet.
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Is LNG a good thing?
The importance of Indigenous Knowledge in climate change
What if the key to fighting climate change has been here all along?
Indigenous knowledge is a living force that can be used in the fight against climate change.
How are we optimising the potential of these IKS tools?
Find out how we’re tapping into it:
https://www.journals.ac.za/sajhe/article/view/6417 (T.S. Madzivhandila)
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The importance of Indigenous Knowledge in climate change
Africa is getting hotter
Does it ever feel like global warming hits us harder here? Well… It kinda does!
Find out why that is and the effects of Spacial Apartheid on climate change from our interview with Fiona Anciano, on episode 1 of ‘Climate Comms: The Podcast’ now streaming.
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Africa is getting hotter
The Mobilize Podcast Ep.1: The HIDDEN COST of spatial apartheid
Professor Fiona Anciano in conversation with Koketso Sachane, unpacks how the legacy of spatial apartheid in South Africa continues to shape urban environments, and most critically, who bears the brunt of climate change. From segregated cities to unequal access to green spaces, flood protection, and clean air, the conversation not only revisits apartheid legacy and its impact, but how historical injustices intersect with today’s environmental challenges.
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The Mobilize Podcast Ep.1: The HIDDEN COST of spatial apartheid
Mobilize: The Documentary
“Mobilize: The Documentary”, is a compelling story that chronicles the inspiring journey of a group of volunteers who, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, launched a grassroots communications effort to address critical information gaps.
This initiative, called COVID Comms, has since evolved into Mobilize, a fully-fledged communications and mobilisation social enterprise, committed to providing accessible information on pressing social issues such as energy and climate change.
“Mobilize: The Documentary” is a 76 Media production, in association with Mobilize Agency.
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Mobilize: The Documentary
South Africa’s future is at risk!
Did you know that major mining and energy business in South Africa are using the “just transition” to delay real climate action?
@justsharesa gives a detailed account of how this has been happening and why it needs to be stopped.
Read the report: https://justshare.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/JS-Lobbying-Report-Obstruction-Playbook-digital-1.pdf
Watch the breakdown.
Hold them accountable.
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South Africa’s future is at risk!
The Mobilize Podcast Ep.8: The Case for Universal Basic Income in South Africa
In this episode, we cover:
Why the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant isn’t enough, and who’s being left out
What a Universal Basic Income could look like in South Africa
How UBI could reduce poverty, boost the economy, and support a just transition
Myths about “affordability” and why the real question is political will
What it means to guarantee dignity and income security for all
Learn more:
What a South Africa with Basic Income Could Look Like: • A glimpse into a better future: A basic in…
UBI Explainer Blog: https://iej.org.za/a-system-that-lift…
SRD Court Case Statement & Policy Brief:
https://iej.org.za/statement-historic… https://www.iej.org.za/wp-content/upl…
UBI & Climate Factsheet: https://iej.org.za/ubig-factsheet-10_…
Q&A with Siyanda on Basic Income: • Universal Basic Income – Q&A with IEJ’s Si…
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The Mobilize Podcast Ep.8: The Case for Universal Basic Income in South Africa
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Buzzword Breakdown: Historical Responsibility
Historical Responsibility for the Climate Crisis
A small number of industrialised countries are responsible for a disproportionate share of global greenhouse gas emissions, while the most severe impacts of climate change are felt by countries in the Global South.
This imbalance does not stop at national borders, it also exists within societies. The wealthiest individuals are typically the highest emitters, through activities such as frequent private jet travel, luxury yachts, and investments in highly polluting industries.
In stark numerical terms, the richest 1% of the global population is responsible for 16% of annual global emissions, the same amount produced by the poorest two-thirds of humanity, around 5 billion people (Oxfam).
Learn more: https://ccpi.org/historical-responsibility-for-the-climate-crisis-the-roots-of-the-unfair-imbalance/
Buzzword Breakdown: Historical Responsibility
July 3, 2026
Buzzword Breakdown: Historical Responsibility
Historical Responsibility for the Climate Crisis
A small number of industrialised countries are responsible for a disproportionate share of global greenhouse gas emissions, while the most severe impacts of climate change are felt by countries in the Global South.
This imbalance does not stop at national borders, it also exists within societies. The wealthiest individuals are typically the highest emitters, through activities such as frequent private jet travel, luxury yachts, and investments in highly polluting industries.
In stark numerical terms, the richest 1% of the global population is responsible for 16% of annual global emissions, the same amount produced by the poorest two-thirds of humanity, around 5 billion people (Oxfam).
Learn more: https://ccpi.org/historical-responsibility-for-the-climate-crisis-the-roots-of-the-unfair-imbalance/
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Buzzword Breakdown: Maladaptation
Maladaptation occurs when climate responses increase vulnerability, shift risks onto others, or create long-term environmental or social harm.
Different types of maladaptation exist such as ‘rebound vulnerability’ which is a situation whereby the vulnerability of the intended target is increased rather than reduced. Maladaptation can also shift vulnerability so that it increases elsewhere or in the future. Eroding sustainable development by increasing greenhouse gas emissions, for example, is a type of maladaptation, too.
Learn more: https://climatalk.org/2024/06/02/what-is-maladaptation/
Buzzword Breakdown: Maladaptation
July 3, 2026
Buzzword Breakdown: Maladaptation
Maladaptation occurs when climate responses increase vulnerability, shift risks onto others, or create long-term environmental or social harm.
Different types of maladaptation exist such as ‘rebound vulnerability’ which is a situation whereby the vulnerability of the intended target is increased rather than reduced. Maladaptation can also shift vulnerability so that it increases elsewhere or in the future. Eroding sustainable development by increasing greenhouse gas emissions, for example, is a type of maladaptation, too.
Learn more: https://climatalk.org/2024/06/02/what-is-maladaptation/
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Know your rights. Show up
Democracy doesn’t end at the ballot box. It lives in our communities.
Know your rights. Show up to IDP and budget meetings. Follow the money. Ask the hard questions. Organise with your community and speak up when things aren’t right.
Demand transparency. Monitor delivery. Hold councillors and officials accountable when they fail to serve the people.
Stay informed. Stay involved. Stay vocal.
Know your rights. Show up
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Know your rights. Show up
Democracy doesn’t end at the ballot box. It lives in our communities.
Know your rights. Show up to IDP and budget meetings. Follow the money. Ask the hard questions. Organise with your community and speak up when things aren’t right.
Demand transparency. Monitor delivery. Hold councillors and officials accountable when they fail to serve the people.
Stay informed. Stay involved. Stay vocal.
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South Africa’s inequality has a history
South Africa’s problems are real. Unemployment, crime, inequality, corruption, and failing public services affect millions. But targeting migrants will not solve these problems… they are structural and long-standing.
South Africa’s inequality didn’t happen by accident; it was engineered. From the 1913 Natives Land Act to apartheid’s deliberate exclusion of Black people from land, wealth, and opportunity, the crisis we face today is structural. Swipe to understand the history, and join Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia – KAAX to organise for real change.
South Africa’s inequality has a history
June 19, 2026
South Africa’s inequality has a history
South Africa’s problems are real. Unemployment, crime, inequality, corruption, and failing public services affect millions. But targeting migrants will not solve these problems… they are structural and long-standing.
South Africa’s inequality didn’t happen by accident; it was engineered. From the 1913 Natives Land Act to apartheid’s deliberate exclusion of Black people from land, wealth, and opportunity, the crisis we face today is structural. Swipe to understand the history, and join Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia – KAAX to organise for real change.
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How to hold corporations accountable
Holding corporations accountable for the climate crisis isn’t just for activists; it’s something all of us can be part of.
Start by staying informed and supporting research that exposes harmful environmental practices. Use your voice by signing petitions, contacting decision-makers, and backing campaigns that demand transparency and responsibility. Peaceful protest remains a powerful way to show public pressure, and when that’s not enough, litigation is an important tool to force accountability through the courts.
From community action to legal challenges, real change happens when people consistently push for it. The more informed, organised, and persistent we are, the harder it becomes for corporations to ignore their responsibility.
How to hold corporations accountable
April 17, 2026
How to hold corporations accountable
Holding corporations accountable for the climate crisis isn’t just for activists; it’s something all of us can be part of.
Start by staying informed and supporting research that exposes harmful environmental practices. Use your voice by signing petitions, contacting decision-makers, and backing campaigns that demand transparency and responsibility. Peaceful protest remains a powerful way to show public pressure, and when that’s not enough, litigation is an important tool to force accountability through the courts.
From community action to legal challenges, real change happens when people consistently push for it. The more informed, organised, and persistent we are, the harder it becomes for corporations to ignore their responsibility.
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Buzzword Breakdown: Climate Finance
Climate finance includes public and private funding for mitigation, adaptation, and Loss and Damage, particularly to support developing countries and vulnerable communities.
In a world where those who’ve contributed least to the climate crisis are often hit hardest, climate finance is a critical tool for fairness. It helps communities rebuild after disasters, adapt to a changing climate, and shift toward cleaner, safer futures.
Learn more: https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/explainers/what-is-climate-finance-and-where-will-it-come-from/
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Buzzword Breakdown: Climate Finance
April 15, 2026
Buzzword Breakdown: Climate Finance
Climate finance includes public and private funding for mitigation, adaptation, and Loss and Damage, particularly to support developing countries and vulnerable communities.
In a world where those who’ve contributed least to the climate crisis are often hit hardest, climate finance is a critical tool for fairness. It helps communities rebuild after disasters, adapt to a changing climate, and shift toward cleaner, safer futures.
Learn more: https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/explainers/what-is-climate-finance-and-where-will-it-come-from/
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Recommended Reading
Beautiful Rising: Creative Resistance from the Global South
Beautiful Rising: Creative Resistance from the Global South
Andrew Boyd, Juman Abujbara, Dave Oswald Mitchell, Marcel Taminato
In this follow-up to the bestselling Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution, Beautiful Rising showcases some of the most innovative tactics used in struggles against autocracy and austerity across the Global South.
South Africa's Survival Guide to Climate Change
South Africa’s Survival Guide to Climate Change
Sipho Kings and Sarah Wild
As temperatures climb, sea levels rise, and parts of the country face the risk of becoming uninhabitable, this guide rests on the idea that with knowledge, preparation, and collective action, South Africa can weather the storm of the climate crisis
Climate Change Education: Preparing African Youth for Future Challenges
Climate Change Education: Preparing African Youth for Future Challenges
Samantha Tshabalala, Dr Wilfred Lunga, and Caiphus Baloyi.
This paper considers climate change’s devastating impacts on nutrition, economies, and public health throughout Africa, alongside the opportunity young people have to drive sustainable practices through education.
Handbook of Social Justice in the Global South
Handbook of Social Justice in the Global South
Nikhil Deb, Manjusha Nair, Glenn W. Muschert, Edward Elgar
Presenting the Global South as a space of belonging and resistance to the hegemony of global capitalism, this timely handbook identifies how to re-imagine transformation futures for a just world.
Organizing Insurgency: Workers' Movements in the Global South
Organizing Insurgency: Workers’ Movements in the Global South
Immanuel Ness
Looking at contemporary case studies in India, the Philippines and South Africa, this book affirms the significance of political and economic representation to the struggles of workers against deepening levels of poverty and inequality that oppress the majority of people on the planet.
Rising for Palestine: Africans in Solidarity for Decolonisation and Liberation
Rising for Palestine: Africans in Solidarity for Decolonisation and Liberation
Edited by Raouf Farrah and Suraya Dadoo
Bringing together critical contributions from Palestinian and African scholars, intellectuals and activists who confront the intertwined histories of genocide, apartheid and colonialism that still cast long shadows over the present.
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Climate Adaptation: Preparing for Today and Tomorrow
It means taking action to prepare for and adjust to the current and projected impacts of climate change. With climate change bringing more frequent and intense extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts and floods, individuals and communities can reduce their vulnerability and increase their resilience by adapting now.
Adaptation comes in many forms:
- Food Security
- Infrastructure & Nature-based Solutions
- Water & Urban Systems
- Locally Led Adaptation
- Climate Finance
What is Climate Justice?
A framework that recognises that low-income and BIPOC communities, who bear the least responsibility for the issue, are disproportionately affected by climate change worldwide.
Climate Justice shapes who pays for climate action, whose voices are heard, and whose lives are prioritised.
What is Loss and Damage?
Loss and damage finance recognises that some climate impacts, like disappearing islands, destroyed homes, or lost livelihoods, go beyond adaptation. It recognises that losses can be both economic and non-economic and pushes wealthy, high-emitting nations to fund recovery for vulnerable countries hit hardest.
What is climate change mitigation?
Climate change mitigation refers to any action taken by governments, businesses or people to reduce or prevent greenhouse gases, or to enhance carbon sinks that remove them from the atmosphere. These gases trap heat from the sun in our planet’s atmosphere, keeping it warm.
Since the industrial era began, human activities have led to the release of dangerous levels of greenhouse gases, causing global warming and climate change. However, despite unequivocal research about the impact of our activities on the planet’s climate and growing awareness of the severe danger climate change poses to our societies, greenhouse gas emissions keep rising. If we can slow down the rise in greenhouse gases, we can slow down the pace of climate change and avoid its worst consequences.
Mythbust
Tax the rich?
We’re often told that if you tax the rich more, they’ll pack up, take their money, and the economy will suffer.
The truth: While some wealthy individuals may try to minimise taxes, evidence from countries with higher progressive taxes shows that taxing the rich does not automatically lead to mass emigration or economic harm. Most wealth is tied to local businesses, property, networks, and markets, making large-scale flight impractical. When well designed, taxes on high earners and wealth can fund public services, reduce inequality, and support long-term economic growth without undermining economic stability.
So here’s the real question: Should the richest pay more?
Can I stop climate change?
Personal responsibility is important, but it is not the whole story. Recycling and buying green products help reduce harm, yet the climate crisis continues because the biggest polluters face little accountability. Meaningful solutions require stronger regulation, corporate responsibility, and large-scale action alongside individual effort.
Baseline Report 2025