Then, there are some key activities coming up in the next weeks for those who want to have their say in South Africa's energy future, led by various coalitions, including the Campaign for a Just Energy Future, working to ensure that all South Africans have clean, safe, accessible and affordable energy.

Our team is about to hit Rocking the Daisies, and this is what we'll be asking festival-goers to do for the divestment cause –  here we list five quick ways you can take action right now to push South Africa towards a more safe and prosperous future and away from the deadly fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – that threaten our climate, our health and our savings.

We're delighted to announce that another two South African institutions have committed to fossil fuel divestment.

We held our second community update for 2017 at 75 Harrington Street on Wednesday 26 July, with around 25 guests attending.

City of Cape Town has committed to divesting from fossil fuels! Tucked away in a recent statement about the City's green bonds…

I am an economist by training and worked in the industry for almost a decade before making the decision to change career paths. I am currently furthering my studies, this time focusing on climate change and sustainable development.

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.