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In the heart of Embalenhle, a powerful conversation unfolded, one rooted not in policy documents or boardrooms, but in the lived realities of communities navigating the impacts of South Africa’s energy transition.
A week of heavy rain, driven by a low-pressure system that began in Mozambique on January 12, 2026, quickly progressed into the neighboring South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The resulting floods, triggered by days of intense rainfall, destroyed and damaged thousands of homes across both provinces. In response to the scale of the destruction, the government declared the severe flooding a national disaster shortly thereafter
On Friday, February 20, Young Urban Women Movement participants from the East Rand of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Inner City, Mamelodi and Mokopane,Limpopo, were gathered together at the ActionAid South Africa Headquarters for a Round Table aimed at critically examining the intersections between climate justice and the care economy, documenting lived realities across different sites, and identifying priority actions for advocacy, movement-building, and policy influence.
ActionAid South Africa officially unveiled the new Country Strategic Plan (CSP), marking an ambitious new chapter in the organisation's journey toward eco-social and economic justice.
The Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI), held from 9–11 February 2026, offered a strong counterpoint to the mainstream Africa Mining Indaba in Cape Town. ActionAid South Africa (AASA) took part as part of a wider delegation from across the ActionAid federation, joining civil society groups and social movements to keep community justice front and center in conversations about mining.
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