Tree · eMalahleni (Witbank), Mpumalanga, South Africa
Vukani Environmental Justice Movement in Action
eMalahleni residents fighting for clean air in South Africa's coal belt
Since 2016Works across the regionHighveld grasslands
- environmental justice
- coal
- litigation
- women-led
- Highveld
A community-based movement founded in 2016 by Promise Mabilo in eMalahleni, at the heart of the Mpumalanga Highveld coal and power station region. With groundWork it took the government to court in the landmark 'Deadly Air' case, and it organises residents around the health harms of fossil fuel pollution.