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Mission 300 hopes to redefine Africa’s energy landscape and climate resilience
Thirty leaders from the continent met in Ethiopia to discuss a project to give 300 million people access to electricity
COP29’s ‘shocking’ R1.3 trillion for developing counties lambasted
This conference has shown how developed countries want to shirk their climate finance responsibilities to vulnerable countries, say leaders of least developed nations
$250bn a year for climate action is too little, say developing countries
The final draft text for COP29 shows there has been limited progress made on funding, a failure given that this was meant to be the ‘finance COP’
New draft for climate finance released at COP29, but lacks specifics
Least developed countries and small island nations will be prioritised but the finance proposal omits to say how much money will be provided
Environment minister pushing for climate action breakthrough at COP29
Dion George is tackling resistance to mitigation and climate finance with just days left at the conference
SA accused of double standards for selling coal to Israel while condemning ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Pro-Palestine groups at the COP29 conference are arguing that there is a clear link between climate rights and human rights
Unified African voice needed at COP29
The continent must also ignore the dangled carrot of small bits of money for carbon forests or just transitions, said Fadhel Kaboub, a senior adviser at Power Shift Africa
Sporting world needs to play its part in mitigating climate change, COP29 hears
Athletes have not been spared the impact of climate change, with high temperatures, pollution, weather events and dirty water affecting performance
The second week of COP29 needs to reach funding commitments
There is an air of impatience as talks on finance hit a stalemate
António Guterres: COP29 must tear down the walls to climate finance
The final countdown to lowering carbon emissions has started, the UN chief said, highlighting three steps that urgently need to be taken
Climate finance set to be this year’s biggest COP talking point
Countries need to urgently agree on funding goals to adapt to, and mitigate climate change
Journalism is bleeding. The wound must be staunched
South Africa’s media houses face financial constraints, and elsewhere journalists are killed
Golden era: SA’s sport stars are teaching us about excellence
The country’s athletes are shining in a variety of disciplines — and long may it last
Urban water crisis deepens as poor infrastructure, shortages and unpaid bills take a toll
Maintaining infrastructure, fixing leaks and better information sharing are the first crucial steps to fixing the mess
OPINION: We need to do more than talk about electronic waste
Safely recycling e-waste will reduce the harm on the environment and on people’s health