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Roland Ngam

Dr Roland Ngam is programme manager for climate justice and socioecological transformation at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Southern Africa. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.

Latest Work

OPINIONISTA

15 October 2025

The mass of disaffected young Africans is a powder keg whose fuse is waiting to be lit

By Roland Ngam

2 min

OPINIONISTA

6 October 2025

How South Africa can adapt and innovate amid rising imported car sales

By Roland Ngam

5 min

OPINIONISTA

29 July 2025

ICJ ruling a game changer that can potentially turbocharge climate action

By Roland Ngam

7 min

OPINIONISTA

26 November 2024

Disappointment at COP29 all too predictable — we have one last chance to fix it

By Roland Ngam

8 min

OPINIONISTA

11 November 2024

Low expectations for COP29, but multilateral processes must keep at it

By Roland Ngam

4 min

OPINIONISTA

18 September 2024

As floods ravage the Sahel, it is clear no African state can fight climate disasters alone

By Roland Ngam

4 min

OPINIONISTA

13 September 2023

The Africa Climate Summit promised the Earth, but delivered very little

By Roland Ngam

9 min

OPINIONISTA

15 August 2023

Epidemic of coups in the Sahel partly a consequence of the climate crisis

By Roland Ngam

6 min

OPINIONISTA

13 July 2023

Road to COP28 is littered with broken promises — but hope exists beyond fossil fuels

By Roland Ngam

9 min

OPINIONISTA

27 April 2023

Euro Parliament’s landmark deforestation regulation a crucial step in protecting the world’s threatened forests

By Roland Ngam

6 min

OPINIONISTA

8 February 2023

Sona 2023 – yes, we must fix Eskom, but just as important is fixing the disastrous state of our rural economy

By Roland Ngam

5 min

OPINIONISTA

4 October 2022

No, Joseph Mathunjwa, Biden isn’t forcing Ramaphosa to pick IPPs over baseload

By Roland Ngam

3 min

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Latest Work

The mass of disaffected young Africans is a powder keg whose fuse is waiting to be lit

How South Africa can adapt and innovate amid rising imported car sales

ICJ ruling a game changer that can potentially turbocharge climate action

Disappointment at COP29 all too predictable — we have one last chance to fix it

Low expectations for COP29, but multilateral processes must keep at it

As floods ravage the Sahel, it is clear no African state can fight climate disasters alone

The Africa Climate Summit promised the Earth, but delivered very little

Epidemic of coups in the Sahel partly a consequence of the climate crisis

Road to COP28 is littered with broken promises — but hope exists beyond fossil fuels

Euro Parliament’s landmark deforestation regulation a crucial step in protecting the world’s threatened forests

Sona 2023 – yes, we must fix Eskom, but just as important is fixing the disastrous state of our rural economy

No, Joseph Mathunjwa, Biden isn’t forcing Ramaphosa to pick IPPs over baseload