The BMW i3 — When electric proves it is the future
As one of the first cars to make electric vehicles desirable, the i3 has continued refining a car that is a nice place to be. And a brilliant drive
Covid-19 comes at a big cost to limiting climate change
Covid-19 seems to have resulted in a drop in carbon emissions, but this is at a terrible cost to life and the economy. It is unlikely to last.
M&G’s latest Covid-19 projections
Covid-19 numbers are prompting disaster declarations and dramatic action across South Africa this week. All steps should be directed by numbers
The M&G’s projection on Covid-19 infections on Monday 16 March
At this rate of infection, with 5% of all cases needing intensive care, the country won’t have enough emergency hospital beds by the end of this month
‘Ghost’ flights are yet another example of our polluting ways
Due to covid-19, there are aeroplanes jetting about with few, if no passengers in them, which means those planes are releasing unnecessary greenhouse gases that will trap heat and warm this planet for decades to come
665 to 12-million infected: The possible SA coronavirus numbers
If nothing changes and infections continue to increase at the current rate, South African healthcare facilities could be further overwhelmed
Flight to to evacuate South Africans in Wuhan finally underway
A long-delayed flight to repatriate South African citizens from Wuhan will depart tonight and return on Friday the 13th, before a 21-day quarantine
Climate change — the only-catastrophically-bad good news
As dark as things are, with Eskom sputtering and another recession in full swing, this country is packed with ingenuity and hope.
Floods in Ireland: A postcard from the edge of the climate crisis
It seems that politicians aren’t paying attention to the floods, fires and droughts spinning our world out of control
Water theft: Thirty years of looting
New research details how the department was broken, profiting a select few and leaving a third of South Africa’s population without clean water