At state-of-the-art labs in Pretoria, a team of scientists is developing compostable products to replace single-use ones that are not recycled
But its political clout is limited with regard to mining, and oil and gas exploration with resistance from the Mantashe camp around environmental authorisations
The search for De Winton’s mole involved sniffer dog Jessie and collecting the mole’s DNA from the sand
South Africa has had a mixed bag of environmental ministers over the past 30 years and, bar a few, most have taken the environmental agenda forward
But the environment department says it has interventions in place
Despite the progress made at COP28, many gaps and loopholes must still be plugged
The Global Goal on Adaptation is a playbook for how the world will respond to the climate emergency
The minister is adamant the country is not experiencing a crisis, despite about half the water in our systems being unsafe for drinking
Half of respondents treat their municipal water by boiling or filtering it before consumption, while 8% specified that they drink only bottled water
Nearly half of South Africa’s drinking water systems are in a poor state