Transformation & Development Specialist I Social justice advocate I Critical thinker I Social entrepreneur.
Gauteng, South Africa
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Mapule Maema retweeted
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Critical minerals are often discussed through markets, numbers and supply chains.
But behind every mine are people and communities living with the realities of extraction, from health and environmental impacts to displacement and loss of livelihoods.
๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก, ๐ช๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก.
๐ฅ At Whose Cost?
#AtWhoseCost #CriticalMinerals #Mining
Mapule Maema retweeted
Written by @jon_kafuko and @LuritYugusuk, YTJN presents "Centering African Youth in Global Tax Governance," on youth engagement in the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.
Globally, #taxabuse drains $492B a year. That could hire 15M teachers and close Africa's education gap.
For decades, the #OECD wrote global tax rules. Africa was not in the room. Now YTJN has accreditation to help shape a fairer process.
At its core, the paper argues that global tax governance is not a narrow technical issue but a structural determinant of inequality, fiscal #sovereignty, and intergenerational justice.
#UNTaxConvention
Read: bit.ly/4ApIMBA
Mapule Maema retweeted
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๐๐๐ฒ ๐ in Johannesburg explored lived realities, feminist data, civic space & narrative power -
Mapule Maema retweeted
๐๐๐ ๐ | #๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐
๐น๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ก๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ .
Day 2โs dialogue examined the ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฐ, ASM reform, human rights, genderโฆ..
Mapule Maema retweeted
For over a week in Accra, 40 extractive sector professionals from across Anglophone Africa came together for the 2026 AFREIKH Summer School.
Hear what participants took away from the program and learn more about NRGIโs role.
๐: resourcegovernance.org/summeโฆ
Mapule Maema retweeted
๐ง๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐โ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ค๐จ๐ฬ
Peoplesโ movements across Southern Africa have issued clear demands to SADC leaders.
๐ Read the full communiquรฉ. drive.google.com/file/d/1wkgโฆ
Mapule Maema retweeted
@EJN_of_foccisaโs @maps_pulliet has also taking centre stage at #SADCPeoplesSummit2026, moderating todayโs critical discussion on Resource-Backed Loans in Southern Africa and their implications for public debt management & sustainable development. โ๐พ๐
#EJN #EconomicJustice โ at Durban, South Africa
Mapule Maema retweeted
๐ธ Day 1 Highlights | #ZAMI2026 ๐ฟ๐ฒ
@EJN_of_foccisa is participating in the Zambia Alternative Mining Indaba in.
It showcased powerful community stories and exhibitions, reminding us that effective mining governance begins by listening to the voices of mining-affected communities
Mapule Maema retweeted
๐บ๐ณ๐Civil society and trade unions are in New York for the 5th session of #UNTaxConvention negotiations. Ahead of the session, GATJ is holding a strategy meeting to develop united positions and advocacy.
Itโs time to make the global tax rules work for people and planet!โ๐พโ๐ฝโ๐ปโ๐ฟ
ALT Photo of a room of people sitting around tables in a meeting.
Mapule Maema retweeted
@SADC_News SADC Secretariat representative Mr. Machemedze with SADC Parliamentary Forum TIFI Taskforce Chairperson Ms Mapule during #SAYoF2026 following the SADC Anthem during official opening of #SAYoF2026 @sadcpf @EJN_of_foccisa @SAf_CNGO @arunabolaky
Mapule Maema retweeted
๐#Johannesburg
Happening Today!
Join @SAYoF_Official as young Africans come together 2 explore how sustainable agriculture & climate action can strengthen food security, build water resilience, & drive youth empowerment across the region
Join online:
๐ tinyurl.com/38rhhjbe
Mapule Maema retweeted
๐จ TODAY ๐จ
Hear from @maps_pulliet, Senior Programmes Manager & Policy Advisor at @EJN_of_foccisa and Chairperson of the SADC Parliamentary Forum Trade, Industry, Finance & Investment Technical Working Group.
๐ 18 June
โฐ 19:00 CAT
Set a reminder ๐๐พ
teapaw.org/i/spaces/1lKQRRZbkBnGE
Mapule Maema retweeted
๐จ Happening tomorrow!
Join our X Space on Trade Regimes, Tariffs & Regional Industrialisation as we explore the fight for trade justice and a stronger industrial future for the region.
โฐ Set your reminder. โคต๏ธ
teapaw.org/i/spaces/1lKQRRZbkBnGE
@AdyChikowore @jmakambwe @maps_pulliet
Mapule Maema retweeted
๐ฅ YOUTH DAY 2026 | PART 1
โWe are tired of waiting.โ
At the #WeThe99 side event, Camerodene-June Buys reflects on youth unemployment, inequality, and the need to move beyond debate towards real solutions and meaningful action.
#YouthDay2026 #EconomicJustice #YouthVoices
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"A key takeaway from this paper is that meaningful public participation must become routine, not ceremonial, a sentiment I hold dearly and continue to advocate for through the various platforms I lead, such as the Public Accounts Committee." - Hon. Boniface Blancha Mabeo, Member of Parliament, Gamalete Constituency, in his opening remarks this morning.
JOIN HERE - bit.ly/42JGA8n
#Youth4TaxJustice #Botswana #SADC #DRM
Mapule Maema retweeted
Africa Day is more than a date on the calendar.
As part of our Africa Day reflections, EJNโs Executive Director, @profesa44 (Mandla Hadebe) shares why Africaโs resources must work for Africaโs people.Our Resources. Our People. Our Future.
๐ฅ Watch the full video
#AfricaDay2026
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Benefit-sharing is the new benchmark in Carbon Markets. Across 5 countries - Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe - community rights and transparent benefit-sharing have moved from "nice-to-have" to legal requirements, a major shift toward climate justice.
A recently published comparative analysis by @ShamisoMtisi and Dr. @chantelle_moyo reveals how 5 African nations are shaping high-integrity carbon markets.
Download: zela.org/download/a-comparatโฆ
Also in the report:
โก๏ธFollowing the troubled Kariba REDD+ project, Zimbabwe's new regulations require 20% minimum community investment, establish blockchain-based registry transparency, and domesticate the UN's Sustainable Development Tool.
โก๏ธWith its 2023 Climate Change Amendment Act, Kenya now mandates 40% of carbon revenues from land-based projects go directly to local communities. Community Development Agreements are legally required.
โก๏ธZambia's Forest Carbon Stock Management Regulations require public inspection of project documents, including baseline calculations and additionality proofs. Only genuinely commercially sensitive information can be withheld, a model for balancing investor confidentiality with community accountability.
โก๏ธThe African Union's Biodiversity Strategy (2023-2030) and the First Africa Biodiversity Summit (Botswana, 2025) signal growing interest in payment for ecosystem services (PES) and biodiversity offsets. The report notes these could become the next frontier alongside carbon markets, but warns that legal frameworks must catch up.
@theGCF @AfClimateSummit @climatenewsrom @FordFoundation @SwedeninZW @UNEP @UNFCCC @Obertbore
Mapule Maema retweeted
Freedom Day reminds us that democracy must be lived, defended, and strengthened. True freedom exists where citizens participate, institutions are accountable, and every voice matters. EJN remains committed to justice, transparency, and inclusive governance. #FreedomDay2026 #EJN
Mapule Maema retweeted
Yesterday we commemorated the World Earth Day under the theme: "Our Power, Our Planet". As African Feminist Climate Justice Actors, we are reminded that the climate crisis is a social justice struggle and that our climate action should be approached as such.
As we address the climate crisis we mustย identifyย and acknowledge the root causes and effects of the climate crisis in order to promote solutions that center the most marginalized especially those in the Global South and calls for the re-imagination of usual gender mainstreaming strategies in our climate action. To do this, we are called to integrate feminist intersectional approaches,ย theoriesย and principles.
Our Intersectional Feminist Climate justice Guide highlights initiatives and tools that can be adopted and applied by feminists, women rights organizations, climate justice advocates, environmentalists, and civil society organizations in climate justice advocacy and programming to significantly contribute to and shape the climate governance and decision-making processes from an African and Global South feminist perspective.
Read our Intersectional Feminist Climate Action Guide here: bit.ly/4cFVTng
Mapule Maema retweeted
๐ SAVE THE DATE!
We are excited to announce the 14th Pan-African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation (PAC 2026), hosted by the Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) and our partners.
This yearโs conference is convened under the theme: โAdvancing a Transformative Tax Justice Agenda for Africaโ, a call to reimagine taxation as a driver of equity, sovereignty, and structural transformation across the continent.
๐ 30 September โ 2 October 2026
๐ Dakar, Senegal
We are excited to be working closely with @CAJUST, @ForumCivil1 and @TrustAfrica, our partners in Senegal.
Please reach out to us via [email protected] for an opportunity to collaborate.
Read more:ย tjna.me/41KKgX9
#TaxJusticeAfrica #PAC2026
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