The ANC has welcomed the Press Freedom Commission’s findings into the press regulatory system, saying it is "legitimate regulation of the media".
In an SA first, a mining firm has pleaded guilty to breaking environmental laws while prospecting in a wetland, in return for a fairly light penalty.
People of Braamfischerville in Soweto have renewed hope that the public protector will highlight their sewage-infested living conditions.
Buildings will have to be more energy efficient if they are to meet the new environmental regulations, which came into force in November 2011.
Rapidly depleting water supplies spell massive problems for SA unless enough money is raised to implement the solutions needed to prevent a crisis.
Whereas other countries in the world fight over water, many come to Southern Africa to learn how to share water equitably.
In national Water Month, Sipho Kings McDermott looks at the challenges to South Africa’s water resources and taps into a few possible solutions.
It’s easy to forget the importance of water, writes <b>Sipho Kings-McDermott</b>.
Water Affairs department’s plan of desalination to deal with acid mine drainage has to be fast-tracked before sulphate levels reach dangerous levels.
The minister of environmental affairs has launched National Water Week by cutting off the water of two H<sub>2</sub>O-hustling Free State farmers.