Plastic pollution a global health emergency, says Lancet report

Criminal syndicates destroy and manipulate water infrastructure for profit, undermining the state’s efforts to ensure water for all

The commission also said the sabotage of water services infrastructure should be considered a crime in terms of the Criminal Matters Amendment Act

Climate change is an existential problem of “planetary proportions” that affects all forms of life and the very health of the planet, according to a recent landmark ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of states. In its unanimous advisory opinion the ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, […]

Pharmaceutical contaminants in water are a growing risk, warns the Water Research Commission

The rare plants which occur in the Northern and Western Cape, have an estimated street value of R6 million to R30 million

The destruction of wetlands affects water availability, biodiversity, climate stability and the wellbeing of all life, including people’s livelihoods

People in South America are most likely to say that climate change is behind extreme weather, while people in Africa and North America are less likely to agree

Freshwater fish are an ‘aquatic version of the canary in the coalmine’ for Africa’s rivers, lakes and wetlands, a new report notes

‘Zombie’ microbes may reawaken as Earth’s ice melts, a study has found

A new study has found that lopinavir and efavirenz are the top pollutants in water bodies, many associated with waste water treatment plants

The university’s ambition to become South Africa’s first predominantly renewable-powered university is taking shape through a new high tech project

Impacts of drought hit hardest in climate hotspots — regions already dealing with warming trends, population pressures and fragile infrastructure