On 10 May 2017, Fossil Free South Africa convened a workshop for financial services professionals in Cape Town on fossil fuel divestment.

Cape Town, 8 June:– It's difficult to directly link individual extreme weather events like the Cape storm and Knysna fires to climate change.

This is the summary of the UCT divestment think tank held on 15 May 2017 at Hlanganani Junction, UCT

Our record of this event can be read here: May workshop for investors and fund managers: ‘Fossil fuel divestment: Fad, necessity or opportunity?’

Mar 2017, Cape Town: On Tuesday 28 February, the Convocation of the University of Cape Town overwhelmingly passed a non-binding motion – read the minutes of the meeting (pdf) – for the university to rid itself of all investments in fossil fuels within five years.

More jobs: Yes, the fossil fuel industry creates jobs, but it also creates climate change, air and water pollution, substantial corruption, wars, social instability, economic crises and fuel shortages, and destroys arable land — all of which destroy jobs and human wellbeing.

We are happy to present our 2016 annual report (link to PDF), a review of our activities for the past year:

On 21 November, students from the UCT Climate Action Project and Green Campus Initiative met with Vice Chancellor Dr Max Price to hand over in person the various letters and petitions calling for UCT to stop investing in climate change

Our continuing campaign at UCT has moved the university to develop a draft ethical investment policy. If approved, that policy will create the channels for UCT to consider a commitment to divestment.

The campaign for fossil fuel divestment and the work of Fossil Free SA has been covered in an article in earthworks magazine.

On 17 May 2016, the African Climate Development Initiative at the University of Cape Town hosted a seminar on fossil free divestment at the university.

On Tuesday 17 May, at 1.10pm, there will be a seminar on UCT and fossil fuel divestment, in EGS Studio 5, Upper Campus.

So last night I won the Eco-Warrior category of the Enviropaedia 2015/16 Eco-Logic Awards.

Fossil Free South Africa held a successful screening of the documentary This Changes Everything on 26 November in Cape Town.

Parliament held public hearings on climate change on 22/23 September, and Fossil Free South Africa made a submission to the hearings.

30 July 2015 The Council Ethical Investment Task Team Appointed by Council The University of Cape Town

Norway confirms $900bn sovereign wealth fund's major coal divestment…

Our core campaign to persuade the University of Cape Town to divest from fossil fuels is continuing.

Development of a fossil fuel divestment strategy for UCT

May Boeve is the new executive director of 350.org, the grass roots global climate movement that three years ago initiated the fast-growing global divestment movement.