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22 November 2024
Petition – Reckless endangerment: Hold South African government and chemical industry to account ...
17 June 2025 UPDATE: Thank you to all who signed our petition, supporting our call to hold the South African government and chemical industry accountable for the devastating effects of toxic pesticides on our society. Following the South African People’s Tribunal on AgroToxins (SAPToA), which was held in March this year, the three jurors, Judge […]
20 November 2024
Artist Gallery: Linzi Lewis
Linzi Lewis was born and bred in Johannesburg. She has been deeply influenced by this vibrant, dynamic city, having dedicated many years walking, cycling, and traversing its streets, learning its rhythm and movements. She is an applied and political ecologist, geographer and environmental scientist, social justice activist, agroecologist, designer, dancer, choreographer, interdisciplinary artist, and aspiring […]
12 November 2024
Artist Gallery: Vicky-Lee Vermeulen
Vicky-Lee Vermeulen’s journey as an artist began in the grocery aisle, where she would meticulously arrange items by colour — even at a young age her inner designer was hard at work! Fast forward 15 years and that passion has blossomed into a fulfilling career as a graphic designer. We appreciate the vibrant style Vermeulen […]
7 November 2024
Artist Gallery: Lisolomzi Pikoli
Lisolomzi Pikoli is a visual artist from South Africa. His work aims to interpret the mechanics of the modern world and our inherited wisdom through the human figure and its relationship to line, shape, form, movement, and time. The main disciplines in his artistic practice are painting, illustration, design, installation, and public art. Pikoli created […]
5 November 2024
Artist Gallery: Dudu Coelho
Born and raised in Mozambique, Dudu Coelho has lived and worked in Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and South Africa for the past four decades. His professional background combines experience in volunteering; community-based development; project management; graphic design and desktop publishing; editing, production and dissemination of information, publications and educational materials; capacity building and practical training in the […]
1 November 2024
Civil society coalition says: Heads must roll for Terbufos regulatory failure
Press release: South African People’s Tribunal on Agrotoxins 31 October 2024 A coalition of civil society organisations and trade unions working together to expose the harmful reality of pesticides in South Africa mourns the tragic deaths of six children — Monica Sebetwana, Ida Maama, Isago Mabote, Njabulo Msimanga, Katlego Olifant, and Karabo Rampou — in […]
30 October 2024
Artist Gallery: Helen Day
Helen (Wallace) Day is a South African-based muralist and fine artist whose work can be found both locally and internationally. She was commissioned for several paintings that featured on the covers of various ACB publications. Educated at the National School of the Arts, her style of artwork is impressionistic, always evident of bold colourful brushstrokes […]
23 October 2024
Sentencia pionera del Tribunal Supremo de Apelación en el asunto ACB contra Monsanto/Bayer y el E...
Se anula la aprobación para la comercialización del maíz modificado genéticamente tolerante a la sequía Haga clic aquí para leer en inglés. Haga clic aquí para leer en francés. Johannesburgo, 22 de octubre de 2024 Después de nueve largos años de arduos litigios por parte del Centro Africano para la Biodiversidad (ACB), un tribunal compuesto […]
23 October 2024
Arrêt inédit de la Cour de cassation dans l’affaire ACB contre Monsanto/Bayer et l’État
Annulation de l’autorisation commerciale d’un maïs génétiquement modifié tolérant à la sécheresse Cliquez ici pour lire en anglais. Cliquez ici pour lire en espagnol. Johannesburg, le 22 octobre 2024 Après neuf ans de procédure judiciaire ardue menée par le Centre africain pour la biodiversité (ACB), un collège complet composé de cinq juges de la Cour […]
23 October 2024
Artist Gallery: Vanessa Black
Drawing, painting and photography have been life-long interests of Vanessa Black; as a way to make sense of the world but also to share delight in its beauty. Black added depth to the ACB’s advocacy through her extensive artwork on an earlier iteration of our website, as well as illustrating the covers of several publications. […]