Experts of Everyday Life with Lebohang Dube
06/25/24 • 46 min
In the second episode of our Cancel Coal season, we hear from Lebohang Dube of the Center for Child Law at the University of Pretoria who shares about the Deadly Air court case, how the South African Constitution protects people's right to a healthy environment, and how we can use the legal system to hold the government to account and call for a just energy future for all.
Lebohang Dube is a candidate attorney at the Centre for Child Law. He holds an LLB from the University of the Free State and is currently doing his LLM in Environmental Law at the University of Pretoria. His background includes student activism as a former Students for Law and Social Justice leader, and a Young African Leaders Initiative fellow. He has professional and grassroots experience including community organising and education in sexual and reproductive health rights, mining-affected communities and child rights.
About Season 2:
In this second season of the podcast, we are talking all things Cancel Coal. Over the course of five episodes, we will dive into the multifaceted impacts of coal mining and the way forward for our energy future. From frontline advocates in coal-affected communities, and legal experts discussing the environmental crisis, to the transformative power of spiritual leaders, each episode delves into diverse experiences and perspectives, encouraging us to engage with the urgent need to Cancel Coal for a just and sustainable future.
Learn more about the Cancel Coal Court Case:
Learn more about African Climate Alliance:
In the second episode of our Cancel Coal season, we hear from Lebohang Dube of the Center for Child Law at the University of Pretoria who shares about the Deadly Air court case, how the South African Constitution protects people's right to a healthy environment, and how we can use the legal system to hold the government to account and call for a just energy future for all.
Lebohang Dube is a candidate attorney at the Centre for Child Law. He holds an LLB from the University of the Free State and is currently doing his LLM in Environmental Law at the University of Pretoria. His background includes student activism as a former Students for Law and Social Justice leader, and a Young African Leaders Initiative fellow. He has professional and grassroots experience including community organising and education in sexual and reproductive health rights, mining-affected communities and child rights.
About Season 2:
In this second season of the podcast, we are talking all things Cancel Coal. Over the course of five episodes, we will dive into the multifaceted impacts of coal mining and the way forward for our energy future. From frontline advocates in coal-affected communities, and legal experts discussing the environmental crisis, to the transformative power of spiritual leaders, each episode delves into diverse experiences and perspectives, encouraging us to engage with the urgent need to Cancel Coal for a just and sustainable future.
Learn more about the Cancel Coal Court Case:
Learn more about African Climate Alliance:
Previous Episode
On The Frontlines with Promise Mabilo
In the first episode of our Cancel Coal season, we go to the frontlines to speak to Promise Mabilo, from Vukani Environmental Movement, who shares about the impacts of coal on health, wellbeing, and everyday life.
Promise is an activist based in Emalahleni in Mpumalanga where most people living in the area are victims of breathing toxic air and in the heart of coal fired power stations and coal mining production. Promise is also a Coordinator at Vukani Environmental Justice Movement in Action or VEM. Together with African Climate Alliance and Groundwork, VEM is one of the applicants taking the South African government to court in the landmark Cancel Coal court case that is calling for an end to new coal in South Africa.
About Season 2:
In this second season of the podcast, we are talking all things Cancel Coal. Over the course of five episodes, we will dive into the multifaceted impacts of coal mining and the way forward for our energy future. From frontline advocates in coal-affected communities, and legal experts discussing the environmental crisis, to the transformative power of spiritual leaders, each episode delves into diverse experiences and perspectives, encouraging us to engage with the urgent need to Cancel Coal for a just and sustainable future.
Learn more about the Cancel Coal Court Case:
Learn more about African Climate Alliance:
Next Episode
Speaking Truth to Power with Brandon Abdinor
In the third episode of our Cancel Coal season, we chat to climate advocacy lawyer, Brandon Abdinor, from the Centre for Environmental Rights, as we explore the legal aspects of the Cancel Coal court case, its constitutional basis, and the implications on South Africa's energy future.
Brandon Abdinor joined the Centre for Environmental Rights as a Climate Advocacy Lawyer in 2021. In this role he engages with climate change related laws and policies with a view to helping ensure that these are effective and advance the needs of climate justice for all. The role includes liaising with a wide range of stakeholders to gather and share information and build consensus around legal advocacy in pursuit of an increasingly sound and just climate change response.
About Season 2:
In this second season of the podcast, we are talking all things Cancel Coal. Over the course of five episodes, we will dive into the multifaceted impacts of coal mining and the way forward for our energy future. From frontline advocates in coal-affected communities, and legal experts discussing the environmental crisis, to the transformative power of spiritual leaders, each episode delves into diverse experiences and perspectives, encouraging us to engage with the urgent need to Cancel Coal for a just and sustainable future.
Learn more about the Cancel Coal Court Case:
Learn more about African Climate Alliance:
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