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Saliem Fakir
He is currently active in the sustainable energy field and works for the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Saliem was previously a senior lecturer at the Department of Public Administration and Planning and associate Director for the Center for Renewable and Sustainable Energy at the University of Stellenbosch (2007-2008) where he taught a course on renewable energy policy and financing of renewable energy projects.
Saliem previously worked for Lereko Energy (Pty) Ltd (2006) an investment company focusing on project development and financial arrangements for renewable energy, biofuels, waste and water sectors. He also served as Director of the World Conservation Union South Africa (IUCN-SA) office for eight years (1998-2005).
Saliem has served on a number of Boards. Between 2002-2005 he served as a chair of the Board of the National Botanical Institute. He also served on the board of the Fair Trade in Tourism Initiative, and was a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Global Reporting Initiative, based in Amsterdam.
He currently serves on the advisory board of Inspired Evolution One, a private fund involved in clean technology.
Saliem's qualifications are: B.Sc Honours molecular biology (WITS), Masters in Environmental Science, Wye College London. He also completed a senior executive management course at Harvard University in 2000.
Latest Articles By Saliem Fakir
- The NERSA Hearings: Time for an Autonomous Energy Movement (1 Feb 2010)
- What Do Julius Malema and Sarah Palin Have in Common? (22 Jan 2010)
- Was Copenhagen the Death of Multilateral Environmental Agreements? (12 Jan 2010)
- Green Jobs and the Miracle Deferred (8 Dec 2009)
- Climate Change and the Population 'Bomb': A Debate Not to Shy Away From (19 Nov 2009)
- The Social Democrats' Curse: The Future of Progressive Politics in Europe (2 Nov 2009)
- Does Africa Really Need Biotechnology for Agricultural Development? (5 Oct 2009)
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Leonard Gentle
South Africa and the New World Order - South Africa is using its growing international status to cultivate its esteem amongst the world's ruling countries. But none of this is about South Africa being a force for good in the world.
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Life in a Concrete Cube: Albie Sachs Recalls Apartheid - Former constitutional court judge and anti-apartheid activist, Albie Sachs, talks about being detained in solitary confinement over an extended period of time by apartheid era security police. He describes his psychological torture at the hands of security police during the 1960's as the worst moments of his life, even worse than losing his arm two decades later in a bomb blast orchestrated by the apartheid regime's security agents.