we are demanding a rapid and just transition to a renewable-energy-powered, zero-carbon economy, providing clean, safe and affordable energy for all, with no worker or community left behind.
For the sake of a more socially and ecologically just future we are asking South Africans to stand with us;. For the sake of our children, of our workers, of our communities, of our environment and of our people, the time to act is now, before it is too late. A better future is possible, but we must rise up together to demand it, to build it and to ensure that it benefits the many, not just the few.
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