Despite severe criticism from environmentalists, the state is punting shale gas as a greener way to secure South Africa’s future electricity supply.
Global climate talks are edging closer to finalising mechanisms that will steer funding to developing countries to grow low-carbon economies.
With food prices already soaring around the world, the future looks bleak for SA, too, as the price of staple foods could more than double by 2030.
DNA data, tracker dogs, choppers – the Kruger National Park has pulled out all the stops to save its rhino, writes Sipho Kings.
Carolina in Mpumalanga has become a test case for what is wrong with water governance in South Africa, writes Sipho Kings.
Residents say although the water is clear and tastes normal at first, it smells like bleach and leaves a sandy aftertaste. Sipho Kings reports.
Businessman Lew Campbell has bought the Tiffindell Ski Resort at an auction and hopes to have it running again by 2013.
The Sterkfontein Caves have revealed another ancient ancestor, confirming South Africa as the home of humanity, writes Sipho Kings McDermott.
It started out with a bang, but land deals went sour and farms lie barren as the project stalls, writes Sipho Kings.
Snapped up for a song on auction, the Tiffindell ski resort could be up and running again by 2014. Sipho Kings reports.