The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has upheld Fossil Ad Ban's (FAB) complaint against TotalEnergies, rejecting their appeal. The ruling challenges misleading greenwashing claims, emphasizing the need for companies to back sustainability promises with real actions. FAB sees the decision as a victory for climate accountability.

V&A Waterfront has revoked permission for FFSA’s Investment Justice Walk to enter its precinct, forcing a route change. FFSA criticises this decision as undemocratic and inconsistent with the Waterfront’s stated commitments to sustainability and inclusivity. The walk, highlighting ethical investment and climate justice, will proceed on 15 November as planned.

FFSA’s Investment Justice Walk on 15 November 2024 will spotlight SA asset managers still funding fossil fuels. The walk, from St. George’s Cathedral to the V&A Waterfront, will highlight the role of finance in shaping society and call for ethical investment.

FFSA urges South Africa to reject fossil gas, aligning with global calls to cut gas consumption for climate action. Reports show gas is not a cleaner alternative, and methane emissions accelerate global warming. COP27 highlights the urgent need for a rapid transition to renewable energy.

Fossil Free South Africa launched the Planet A Investment Guide, the country’s only ethical investment advisory. The guide highlights three sustainable South African funds as alternatives to fossil fuel investments. FFSA urges investors to seek expert advice while considering ESG-friendly options.

FFSA raises concerns about the Africa Climate Summit’s business-focused agenda, which lacks a clear commitment to phasing out fossil fuels. The summit, influenced by vested interests, has excluded many grassroots voices. FFSA supports African civil society’s call for a Just Transition and stronger climate action.

FFSA criticises Minister Mantashe for misrepresenting EU policy to justify gas and nuclear projects, and warns that expanding fossil fuels will harm the economy, worsen inequality, and contradict global climate goals.

The Advertising Regulatory Board's appeal committee has dismissed TotalEnergies' appeal against a verdict in our favour − a warning to fossil fuel companies against greenwashing.

On Wednesday 28 June 2023, we launched a new campaign urging the City of Cape Town to implement a comprehensive ban on fossil fuel advertising, branding and sponsorship in the city.

As new evidence emerges internationally to show the efficacy of fossil fuel divestment for accelerating the global struggle to limit climate breakdown, Fossil Free SA has released its first report surveying SA institutions attempting to divest.

Eight years after we first wrote to UCT asking for divestment, the university council decided on 12 March to divest.

On Tuesday 11 May, UCT students protested to urge the UCT University Panel on Responsible Investment (UPRI) to make the strongest possible recommendations on fossil fuel divestment.

On 20 September, the youth of Cape Town will take to the streets for the third time this year to protest the SA Government’s lack of action on the climate emergency: South Africa is warming at a rate nearly double the global average.

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.

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

Development of a fossil fuel divestment strategy for UCT

It is the world’s wealthiest countries and people who have benefited most from the use of fossil fuels, and have contributed most to global warming.

Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse.