SA’s draft second climate plan calls for urgent action, global support

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

As conditions become hotter and drier, they offer critical shelter to other species

Companies including the Boston Consulting Group and big accounting firms have been named in the damning report

Many of the country’s native fish species are threatened by habitat loss and pollution while the spread of invasive aliens is putting huge pressure on indigenous populations