Sheree Bega

Sheree Bega is an environment reporter at the Mail & Guardian.

‘We struggle for water, but power stations and coal mines don’t’

Environment Sheree Bega - 26 Nov 2020

A proposed pipeline will bring water polluted with Gauteng’s sewage to the Waterberg in Limpopo to boost the coal industry during the climate crisis

Sharp sting of the Green Scorpions

Environment Sheree Bega - 22 Nov 2020

Crime busters secure a 97% conviction rate and register more criminal dockets for range of crimes

Artificially dimming the sun may reduce the risk of future droughts in Cape Town

Environment Sheree Bega - 21 Nov 2020

But it can't solve the climate crisis, say a team of scientists

Wake-up call for SA’s coal-dependent energy sector

Environment Sheree Bega - 19 Nov 2020

The government needs to invest in sustainable energy solutions to ensure economic recovery

Fossil fuel support lands SA in the G20 dog box

Environment Sheree Bega - 14 Nov 2020

South Africa has been ranked the second worst performer of the G20 non-OECD member countries, behind Saudi Arabia, for its lack of transparency and continued support for fossil production, fossil-fuel based power and consumption of fossil fuels

A grim future of extreme weather

Environment Sheree Bega - 14 Nov 2020

Unpredictable and unbearable heat waves, floods and rain set to wreak havoc in Africa

Carer swims for Bob the Green Turtle

Environment Sheree Bega - 13 Nov 2020

After being discovered with a belly full of plastic waste, Bob has become an ocean ambassador

South Africa’s coastal cities may lose their beaches

Environment Sheree Bega - 10 Nov 2020

Urban tourist magnets have nowhere to retreat to as sea levels rise with climate change

Locust pot is stirring in the Karoo

Environment Sheree Bega - 8 Nov 2020

There’s a new plague in town — and this time it’s biblical

We need to dump our take-make-waste attitude to plastic

Environment Sheree Bega - 7 Nov 2020

A new report by the WWF says how plastic is produced and used must be fundamentally redesigned

Barbara Creecy: ‘You can make a difference if you want to’

Environment Sheree Bega - 6 Nov 2020

The minister of environment, forestry and fisheries, likes to watch the British medical drama series Casualty, she tells Sheree Bega

Saving the world’s most trafficked mammal

Environment Sheree Bega - 5 Nov 2020

Covid-19 has led to a surge in local pangolin poaching cases, but saviours keep fighting.

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Get Rewarded for banking with Standard Bank Mobile

special reports - 26 Nov 2020

Free data for your bank card spend every month will go that extra mile to help keep South Africans connected to their dreams

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Introducing Greening the Future 2020

Staff Reporter - 26 Nov 2020

We highlight the work of those accelerating sustainable living in SA – at a vital moment for the environment

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Western Cape SMBs look to technology to get them through pandemic

special reports - 25 Nov 2020

Many companies have over-capitalised on IT infrastructure in the past, and are looking for ways to access simpler, cheaper technology that cuts their costs

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Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

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UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

Nanobodies are smaller than conventional antibodies and easier to work with so they are ideal for good cheap sensitive rapid tests for Covid-19

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Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

Understanding the complexity of intersections between oppressions relating to race and gender is key to any commitment to creating a culture of inclusion and social justice

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Local government in crisis: how it can be fixed

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up

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Covid-19 accelerates adoption of technology by the African property sector

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

It’s not the technology itself that is valuable, it’s the opportunities that it creates: this may be the perfect time for reinvention