The Advertising Regulatory Board's appeal committee has dismissed TotalEnergies' appeal against a verdict in our favour − a warning to fossil fuel companies against greenwashing.

Look out for the seven bright, energetic young interns who have become the face of our #InvestFossilFree campaign at malls, markets and other public venues.  

First-year design student Vusumzi Maseti at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology won the Creative Cleanup 202𝟦 award for 18 − 25-year-old creatives recently. 

Our Clean Creatives South Africa (CCSA) campaign has produced the second edition of its F-list report, called “A Flood of Greenwashing”, which names and shames the 42 South African public relations and advertising companies we know are promoting the fossil fuel industry.  

Our Fossil Ad Ban (FAB) campaigners recently organised a workshop for community leaders in Carolina, Mpumalanga, to empower the community to discern greenwashing by mining companies.

Clean Creatives SA director Stephen Horn has drawn attention on social media to a far-reaching campaign of lies and “astroturfing” by public relations company MetropolitanRepublic (MR), working for TotalEnergies in Uganda. 

Academic institutions in South Africa who want to stand up against the fossil fuel industry – you can sign on here.

Fossil Ad Ban, a programme of Fossil Free South Africa, welcomes a landmark decision by the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) against TotalEnergies

You might be hooked on the glorious 2024 Paris Olympic Games after being amazed at the razzle-dazzle of the opening ceremony, as are we.

“Humankind will will not solve the climate crisis until it is interwoven into expressions of popular culture, including music and art.”

We’ve take this observation from several of our fellow climate activists to heart, so our second Gaza event takes a creative approach.

The rebuilding of Gaza could be a lightning rod for sustainable development across the region.

This overview was drafted by and edited with the assistance of an FFSA supporter who is an ESCA-registered Pr. Eng., with 12 years work experience in energy efficiency. Comments and possible updates are welcome.

 Our team is complete after months of finding new staff. We’re delighted to have a passionate, skilled and upbeat group of people who have hit the road running.

On Wednesday 28 June 2023, we launched a new campaign urging the City of Cape Town to implement a comprehensive ban on fossil fuel advertising, branding and sponsorship in the city.

As new evidence emerges internationally to show the efficacy of fossil fuel divestment for accelerating the global struggle to limit climate breakdown, Fossil Free SA has released its first report surveying SA institutions attempting to divest.

This Human Rights Day, a coalition of 22 organisations is calling on South African PR and advertising agencies to decline future work from fossil fuel companies, industry associations and related front groups as they continue their decades-long efforts to undermine climate action.

It was great to go back to my hometown to connect with the Durban creative and PR community for Clean Creatives.

Advertising Week Africa 2023 had its inaugural debut in February 2023 at Vodaworld in Midrand. It was quite energising to be at an industry do and see familiar faces, especially after COVID ensured we all stayed well in-doors.

On the 5th of October 2022, Clean Creatives South Africa hosted a creatives meetup and panel discussion titled "The Climate is Changing, Is Advertising?" during Loeries Creative Week 2022 in Cape Town.

Following a soft launch in marketing industry publication, MarkLives.com in November 2021, the South African chapter of the US-based Clean Creatives campaign held its public launch in Cape Town at the Alliance Française on the 12th of July.