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I am a sustainability writer and journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa. A key interest is promoting understanding of the restorative economy – understanding the deep links between social injustices and inequality, the environment, economic myths, human culture and the huge potential of ecological restoration. I'm also an editor and speaker. More ...Twitter Updates
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Tag Archives: South Africa
South Africa slowly shredding democracy, in line with international best practice
Following yesterday’s passage by the National Assembly of the Protection of State Information Bill, and the Black Tuesday campaign’s comparison with the days of apartheid, there’s been a lot of discussion about whether ‘this takes us back to the dark … Continue reading
Sunday Times: ‘Stop these crimes against humanity’
Published in The Sunday Times, 20 March 2011 Climate breakdown is destroying the lives of millions, but SA has merely adopted a morally bankrupt position, writes David Le Page Parliament has been holding hearings on South Africa’s climate change green … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcelor Mittal, Bolivia, BP, climate change, climate justice, COP 16, crimes against humanity, Shell, South Africa
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Sunday Times: ‘Save us from the super-rich’
Published by the Sunday Times, 10 October 2010 The very rich are a danger to the environment, democracy, economic empowerment and themselves, says David Le Page Rich people are becoming a luxury we can no longer afford. In fact, rich … Continue reading
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Tagged inequality, South Africa, super-rich, The Spirit Level
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City Press: ‘Equality is key in fight for the poor’
Published in City Press, 2 October 2010 Growing inequality is one of the awkward truths of South Africa’s new democracy. According to local researcher Kate Philip, at a recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conference on the subject, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andries du Toit, inequality, Kate Philip, PLAAS, poverty, South Africa, The Spirit Level, Zwelinzima Vavi
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M&G: ‘Getting our greenhouse in order’
Published in the Mail & Guardian, 27 August 2010 In December 2011 the world will again be watching South Africa, focused on an event that might be remembered far longer than the World Cup — the 17th meeting of the … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, COP17, energy efficiency, Eskom, green GDP, Kusile, Mail & Guardian, PBMR, RDP houses, South Africa
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Sunday Times: ‘Can we fight corruption in a world that’s built on greed?’
Published in the Sunday Times, 8 August 2010 The only way to stop the rot is to create a fair society Man, are we ever in a stew over corruption. The issue is in the news every day, bloggers have … Continue reading
South Africa is dying of growth
[This article was commissioned by the Mail & Guardian in June 2010, but not published.] We’re all on a ship. Let’s call it, oh, what the hell, the Titanic Earth. We’re steaming along at a reasonable clip, but there are… … Continue reading
South Africa in Africa: The Post-Apartheid Era
Earlier this year, I was contracted by Electric Book Works to work as copy editor with Adekeye Adebajo and the Cape Town-based Centre for Conflict Resolution to produce South Africa in Africa: The Post-Apartheid Era, now published by UKZN Press. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adekaye Adebajo, Africa, foreign policy, South Africa
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