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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 3h

🎥 Emthanjeni's Senior Manager of Community Services. Humphrey Joka, says that local municipalities can use #PowerTracker to track renewable energy projects within their area, to stay informed. Watch what he had to say 👀 and visit our mapping tool 📍🗺️ bit.ly/4aw6lLf
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 1d

🎥 Zukile Tom, Executive Officer of the Sibona Ilanga Trust, describes how you can use #PowerTracker to track community trusts across the country. Watch what he had to say 👀 and visit our mapping tool 📍🗺️ bit.ly/4aw6lLf
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 1d

Our 'Sand Saga' investigation into the impacts of unfettered sand mining on the environment & communities featured as a Story of the Week by @gijn.org
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 2d

🎥 Katlego Malesa, of Sekhukhune Combined Mining Affected Communities, highlights the importance of using #PowerTracker to track socially owned renewable energy. Watch what she had to say 👀 and visit our mapping tool 📍🗺️ bit.ly/4aw6lLf
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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 4d

📚 GIJN's Stories of the Week

• @journalismarena.eu & partners explore Europe’s vanishing natural spaces.
• Ojo Público & @connectas.org expose clinics & insurers misusing patient info.
• @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social probe a municipal worker accused of illegal sand mining.

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 5d

Powerful impact: Money saved, a decline in the crime rate and the ability to study are just some of the biggest impacts of the Nomzamo energy project. Learn more about how the project has uplifted an entire community in our latest #PowerTracker investigation ➡️ bit.ly/3V14s3E
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 6d

We also documented the global wildlife trade moving to the Dark Web and the rise of the ‘wildlife cryptotrade’ in SA.

Want the full picture on governance failures and transnational crime from 2018? Read all the shocking revelations on our website: oxpeckers.org/investigations
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 6d

#TBT 2018 Headlines: The Mintails liquidation left a R330m environmental mess; a case study in failed mine closure. Parliament probed the toxic legacy. Meanwhile, the Mabola judgement set new boundaries for protected areas.
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 7d

Community power: The Nomzamo project provided an opportunity for long-term community development, training and leadership. As a result, more than 20 locals have been upskilled and 6 are employed by the project. Read all about it here ➡️ bit.ly/3V14s3E
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 8d

Power of resilience: In our latest #PowerTracker investigation, we visisted Nomzamo informal settlement, where the community no longer relies on Eskom for its energy needs. Learn all about the project ➡️ bit.ly/3V14s3E
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Fossil Ad Ban South Africa @fossiladbansa.bsky.social · 9d

Read: "Research lead Professor Janet Cherry said that a truly just energy transition means ‘restructing the economy to be owned and controlled by ordinary people’."

Story by @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social

Read the full investigation here: tinyurl.com/5a6n99wz

People who own the sun - Oxpeckers

#PowerTracker visits a solar project owned by a township cooperative that serves as a model for energy democracy in action Investigation: Lindiwe Pakati & Thabo Molelekwa. Photos & videos: Ihsaan Haff...

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 9d

People power: In this #PowerTracker investigation, we explore how a rural Mpumalanga community responded to climate disaster, and took their survival into their own hands. Explore the full investigation here ➡️ bit.ly/3V14s3E
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People power: Off-grid communities light up - Oxpeckers

Local organisations are pioneering off-grid solutions for rural households left waiting in the dark by Eskom. Thabo Molelekwa investigates Photos & videos: Ihsaan Haffejee Energy ownership: In the…

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 12d

In our investigation, 'People who own the sun', researcher Mareka Mokwatlo shared what socially owned renewable energy comprises, and how it works. You can read the investigation here: bit.ly/4odp4Tt
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 13d

R60-BILLION was set aside for mine cleanup, but the money couldn't be touched because large mines weren't being closed. This exposé on mine closure financial provisions won a top award in 2017. See the legacy of ruin left by coal mines ➡️ oxpeckers.org/investigations

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 13d

#TBT 2017: Cape Town was grappling with the question, "What to do as the Mother City runs dry". Our #ClimaTracker reporting highlighted urgent adaptation - from pioneering multimedia tech to how communities used 'social learning' to reduce flood risks in Limpopo ➡️ oxpeckers.org/investigations

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 14d

Earlier this year we visited the Selemela Solar Park, in North West province, to learn about how they're working to uplift the surrounding community. You can read the full investigation here: bit.ly/4mqSwVh
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 15d

💥 IMPACT 💥 Oxpeckers associate Thabo Molelekwa is currently in Durban with @groundworksa.bsky.social to unpack socially owned renewable energy. Back in July, we visited a living example of this in the Eastern Cape, called the SalTuba Cooperative. Read all about its impact here: bit.ly/4odp4Tt

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 19d

The battle over protected water zones escalated in 2016. A ‘Green light’ was given for a coal mine in a strategic water catchment in Mpumalanga. We tracked the ongoing great Karoo stand-off over fracking legislation.
Accountability matters: oxpeckers.org/2016/10/3269
#WaterIsLife #Mabola #Fracking

Green light for coal mine in strategic water zone - Oxpeckers

A controversial underground coal mine in a protected water catchment in Mpumalanga has moved closer to breaking ground after it was granted environmental authorisation and a water use licence. Mark…

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 19d

#TBT 2016: South Africa was exposed as a hub for illicit transnational pangolin smuggling. Meanwhile, the complex politics of rhino horn trade dominated CITES discussions.
See how we unravelled the trade networks: oxpeckers.org/2016/09/sas-scaly-trade-in-pangolins
#Pangolins #RhinoHorn

South Africa’s scaly trade in pangolins - Oxpeckers

An undercover investigation exposes South Africa’s growing role in illicit transnational pangolin smuggling. Will the ban on trade by CITES make any difference? Special report by Hazel Friedman &…

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 23d

In an ongoing battle on the banks of the Limpopo River, farmers and environmentalists have continuously called on government to regulate sand mining, due to its "massive" impact on the biosphere and environment. Find our investigation here ➡️ bit.ly/46eXZIQ
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 26d

Limpopo's sand baroness: Judge slams authorities for not stopping illegal sand mining, but businesswoman insists she has the right to mine. Read our latest #MineAlert investigation by @UrbanNdira, produced in partnership with the @henrynxumalofund.bsky.social SA | AJP project 👉 bit.ly/46eXZIQ

Sand baroness’ unfettered mining highlights crisis on the banks of the Limpopo River - Oxpeckers

Judge slams authorities for not stopping illegal sand mining, but Limpopo businesswoman insists she has the right to mine. Chris Gilili investigates Two trucks and an excavator waiting to load in the…

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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · 27d

#TBT to 2015! Our journalists uncovered critical stories: from exposing missing rhino horns in Maputo & China's poaching syndicates, to SA's worst drought in 23 yrs & the R30bn "mess" of abandoned mines. Relive the investigations!
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · Sep 15

🎥 #PowerTracker: Philani Mngomezulu of Khuthala Environmental Care Group, highlights the importance of #PowerTracker for helping communities track a just energy transition. Watch what he had to say 👀 and visit our mapping tool 📍🗺️ bit.ly/4aw6lLf
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · Sep 12

🎥 #PowerTracker: Zethu Hlatshwayo of Khuthala Environmental Care Group, sees #PowerTracker as a "revolutionary" tool for communities directly impacted by the energy transition. Watch what he had to say 👀 and visit our mapping tool 📍🗺️ bit.ly/4aw6lLf
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Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism @oxpeckersnews.bsky.social · Sep 11

Conservation in focus, 2014: Our "Uproar over ‘canned’ lions" exposé contributed to "Botswana bans canned hunts". We even asked: "SA’s tigers going home to China?" 🤔 #Conservation #WildlifeProtection #Tigers Discover these stories: oxpeckers.org/2014/03/canned-lion-uproar

Uproar over ‘canned’ lions - Oxpeckers

Young lions crammed into an enclosure at a breeding facility in the Free State This photograph, taken during an undercover transnational investigation by Oxpeckers reporters in late 2013, went viral d...

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