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Yola Mgogwana
Yola Mgogwana (born 2008) is a South African climate activist from Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Mgogwana's activism started in 2019, when she was just eleven years old, after she became concerned about pollution, unusual weather patterns, and a looming water crisis in her country. She has been an inspiration for youth in Africa to join her in her fight for climate justice. Along with Kiara Nirghin and Ruby Sampson, she has been hailed as South Africa's answer to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. Life Mgogwana was a student at Yolomela Primary School in Khayelitsha, one of Cape Town's most impoverished townships. She is currently a student at Curro . Her environmental educator is Xoli Fuyani, who is both a mentor and a key collaborator in her work, and is also the Environmental Education Coordinator at the Earthchild Project, a non-profit organization Mgogwana is connected with. Climate activism Mgogwana has been an active presenter in schools and has repeatedly urged the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest (after Johannesburg). Colloquially named the ''Mother City'', it is the largest city of the Western Cape province, and is managed by the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. The other two capitals are Pretoria, the executive capital, located in Gauteng, where the Presidency is based, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital in the Free State, where the Supreme Court of Appeal is located. Cape Town is ranked as a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. The city is known for its harbour, for its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Cape Town is home to 66% of the Western Cape's population. In 2014, Cape Town was named the best place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Climate Alliance
The September 2019 climate strikes, also known as the Global Week for Future, were a series of international strike (action), strikes and protests to demand Action on climate change, action be taken to address global warming, climate change, which took place from 20–27 September 2019. The strikes' key dates were 20 September, which was three days before the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit, United Nations Climate Summit, and 27 September. The protests took place across 4,500 locations in 150 countries. The event is a part of the school strike for climate movement, inspired by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. ''The Guardian'' reported that roughly 6 million people participated in the events, whilst 350.orga group that organised many of the protestsclaim that 7.6 million people participated. The 20 September protests were likely the largest climate strikes in world history. Organisers reported that over 4 million people participated in strikes worldwide, including 1.4 milli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
