Severe floods kill 37 across Limpopo and Mpumalanga, national disaster declared

However, commercial farmers say that vaccine shortages and slow implementation are worsening a devastating crisis

Persistent and heavy rainfall affecting Limpopo and Mpumalanga has led to South African National Parks (SANParks) taking a precautionary decision to temporarily suspend day visitor access to the Kruger National Park until conditions improve. SANParks said that it is mindful of the strain that ongoing rainfall is placing on operational and emergency‑response resources.  “The organisation […]

Collective pledges for the country’s transition, including commitments from multilateral development banks, stands at $13.7 billion

The US is set to exit the UN climate treaty and key global science institutions under a Trump directive, a move critics say will isolate the country and deepen climate and biodiversity risks

A special audit has exposed failing infrastructure, high losses and mismanaged municipal water services

Scientists tested South Africa’s water. What they found was alarming: E. coli, sewage pollution and unsafe drinking water reaching directly into homes

Illegal trade has devastated populations, fuelled organised crime, and deepened poverty in coastal communities, while law enforcement struggles to keep pace

From ‘lost’ to living: blue-tailed sandveld lizard rediscovered in Mozambique national park

Transforming economies, energy systems and food production could prevent millions of deaths and halt biodiversity loss, the UN’s latest report finds

Freshwater fish, sharks, rays, endemic plants and iconic mammals are among the country’s fastest-declining species, as invasive species, reduced freshwater flows and pollution intensify

Public comment deadline extended as concerns raised about risks to fragile Karoo Basin

But critics say hybridisation risks and habitat loss mean wild bontebok remain vulnerable