Peeple of the Soil

22/09/2023

Hey, we’re putting together the third Climate Change Edition and we want YOU to be a part of it! ☺️

With the significant global warming increase; our economic, social, and political systems demand radical change. ✊🏼

What are the ideas for transitions from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources? Who is responsible for achieving the Just Energy Transition?

Please share your written articles, opinion pieces, poetry, photo series, and short documentaries/films with us 🌱

Look forward to receiving your magic! ✨

22/06/2023

We’re all about exploring sustainable living - small everyday actions; major impact 🌱

19/06/2023

Reflecting, redefining, reimagining ✨

Our Editor, Andrea Le Goabe shares the essence and crux of this monumental edition; the Growth Edition 🌱


Andrea Daniella Le G

09/06/2023

Have a look at our 10th Edition as we reflect back our journey, the impact and story of POTS 🌱

https://peeple.online/growth-edition-2023/

04/06/2023

We have come so far! Be excited for this monumental issue - the 10th issue of POTS! ✨

01/06/2023

When the plague of loss, grief, confusion, isolation fell upon in 2020; we had the 5th Issue keeping us connected and reflecting on the new way of life💚

Head back to https://peeple.online to do some of that reflection.

01/06/2023

The number ‘four’ symbolises Stability among other things.

Once we published this Fourth Issue, it was symbolic of everything we were yet to create for the years to come 🌱

Visit https://peeple.online to see how far we’ve come 🪴

31/05/2023

In the 3rd issue of our POTS zine, Tamika du-Pont shows us how when we actively care of nature, we take care of everything that affects us physically, psychologically , spiritually , socials, economically 🌱

Yes, we’re looking as we countdown to our next 10th issue! 😁

31/05/2023

The work we have done; the work we still do - it will outlive us 🌱

It all resides on https://peeple.online📱

Go have a look at the second edition of POTS magazine.

30/05/2023

When and how it all began ✨

- POTS co-founder, Kgala Moerane
Kgalaletso Moerane

We’re looking at back as we approach

05/04/2023

POTS would like to congratulate Koaile Monaheng on his achievement of being part of Forbes Africa’s 30 under 30 2023 candidates!
Koaile attended Rhodes University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Socia Sciences in Economics and Political & International Studies. He further went on to complete his Masters in International Climate Change Governance and Diplomacy.

Koaile considers himself a leader who is passionate about climate change, energy, and development. He is currently a Program and Consulting Associate for Power Shift Africa, leading the Africa Climate Energy and Development. Koaile is also an Associate Director for Khantsa Energy and serves on the Lesotho National Climate Change Committee (NCCC).

He was also one of our contributing editors for our 2022 Climate Change edition, stating in the editor's note asking our people to, “...join us in rejecting the false narratives and rewrite our stories for the sake of African history.” Koaile will continue to be one of our contributing editors for our future Climate Change editions, and we also plan on continuing to work with him on future projects surrounding the climate crisis Africa faces.
We acknowledge his amazing knowledge, skills, and leadership on Africa’s climate crisis and thank him for collaborating with POTS to further engage in the continent’s fight for a better environment.

Congratulations Koaile, we are so proud to be associated with such amazing talent ✨✨

16/02/2021

This week Ellen Mpho Mosole shares her journey from skincare to earth care. Follow the link to learn more about her story.

https://peeple.online/skincare-to-earth-care/

SKINcare to Earth care 15 Feb 2021 words by Ellen Mosole My skincare journey has been a joke for 22 years and only in the past two years have I taken it seriously. My best friend constantly reminds me that we are “becoming of age” and that taking care of our skin is crucial if … SKINCARE TO EA...

09/02/2021

This week we have an opinion piece all the way from Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. The founder of Kalon Design, Beza Daniel shares her opinion on how Ethiopia's rapid urbanisation can be better managed with appropriate urban planning.

Find out this and more on website.
https://peeple.online/addis-ababas-greener-future/

Addis ababa’s greener future 8 Feb 2021 words by Bezawit Daniel Ok, before jumping into what I do as an urban planner, let me start by mentioning something about urban planning. Urban planning is the study of the built environment of a city, town, or other urban areas. This is closely related to e...

05/02/2021

Too often we as young peeple are caught in the in-between trying to be successful and leading a meaningful life. Akani's article is powerful in that it compels one to re-imagine the way we do things. Akani Mthembi is a two time Rhodes University graduate who has recently joined the UK Savings and Investments Project Team at Investec.

We look forward to hearing your thoughts on young peeple's role in the struggle against climate change.

https://peeple.online/young-people-and-climate-change-who-thinks-about-it/

Young People and Climate Change – Who Thinks About It? 5 Feb 2021 words by Akani Mthembi Why don’t young people talk about climate change as much as they talk about cars, houses and lifestyle choices that inevitably contribute to climate change? I recently listened to a talk that was given by ec...

03/02/2021

One of Southern Africa's oldest civilization is under threat. Help save the Okavango Basin and the Khoi-San way of life by signing the petition in the article.



https://peeple.online/walk-to-save-the-okavango-basin/

Saving the okavango basin 03 Feb 2021 words by David O’Beirne Last year (2020) dealt the world some harsh blows and this affected us all from a societal and personal level. The Covid pandemic has however overshadowed a sinister plan, to start commercially extracting oil from the Okavango Basin. C...