Without responsible governance, the rush for minerals risks environmental harm, social disruption and lost economic opportunity
Environment minister Dion George says oceans could provide a R166 billion boost and 600 000 jobs
From collapsing maize yields to a possible cyclone hitting Richards Bay, a Wits expert warns that South Africa’s climate future is fast becoming hotter, drier and more dangerous
Fossil fuel projects soar while African cities face ‘clean-air finance desert’
A new University of Cape Town study reveals that methane emissions from coal mines may be seven to 14 times higher than official estimates. Experts say capturing this potent greenhouse gas could cut climate pollution, improve mine safety and create jobs in coal regions like Mpumalanga
From Arctic shorebirds to Amazon river dolphins, migratory species are facing unprecedented risks from climate change, habitat fragmentation and environmental shifts
Wits and Sanbi have launched fact sheets, helping local governments plan for a climate-stressed SA
The SIU’s revelations this week of sprawling corruption at the hospital bring cold comfort to one grieving mother
The environment minister said the failure to achieve a global plastics treaty could have been avoided
TotalEnergies SA’s proposed project ‘may drill the deepest offshore well in the world’