Rising oil prices threaten African economies, new analysis warns

A new study has warned of a sharp drop in blue crane chicks in Overberg and Swartland

The psychological toll of rampant foot-and-mouth disease is colliding with debt, regulatory paralysis and the emotional weight of generational loss

Users can project a life-sized Temminck’s ground pangolin, ask questions about its ecology and threats and learn about conservation challenges such as illegal poaching, habitat loss and dangers from electric fencing. The app is free to download and supports pangolin rescue and rehabilitation

President calls for urgent action to move South Africa’s just energy transition from commitment to delivery at the inaugural meeting of the reconstituted Presidential Climate Commission

New report warns electricity reform hinges on execution, not policy

The Highveld, Vaal Triangle and Waterberg–Bojanala areas linked to higher rates of respiratory disease and TB

While acknowledged in the Sona, Johannesburg’s water woes continue to threaten public health and equity, prompting demands for emergency funding, accountability and sustainable infrastructure

Emergency measures include a temporary increase in Rand Water allocation, leak repairs, illegal connection removal and accelerated capital works

Government responses remain limited, warns the EMS Foundation

The focus is on manufacturing green products for global markets and modernising the country’s power system, the president says

The president announced a mass vaccination drive of the country’s entire cattle herd as the government moves to limit economic damage, export bans and further losses to farmers

The government is moving to establish a national water crisis committee, intervene in failing municipalities and hold municipal managers criminally accountable for persistent water outages