West Coast National Park sees historic leopard return after 170 years

The organisations argued that South Africa’s active participation at COP30 has always been crucial

Africa has the minerals for the green economy, but captures less than 5% of the value

Tiny biocontrol insects, released by the Centre for Biological Control, are preventing flowering and suppressing growth — a long-term solution to South Africa’s most problematic aquatic invasive plant

Kumi Naidoo, a leading voice for climate justice advocating for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty and fair finance, has been calling for governments to act on the ‘moral failure’ of continued fossil fuel expansion

The South African Weather Service says some parts of the country exceeded long-term monthly averages by as much as 500% to 1000%

Indigenous groups and NGOs caution that the facility risks becoming another top-down market mechanism that benefits investors more than the forests themselves

DA leader John Steenhuisen insists that George’s removal is ‘not due to external pressure and interests’

Civil society and animal welfare groups have urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to reject the proposal to replace Dion George with Willem Aucamp

Deforestation, weak governance and extractive pressures also threaten this vital ecosystem, scientists said in the landmark COP30 report

A new COP30 report finds that rising temperatures, extreme weather, evolving pathogens and climate-driven migration are reshaping disease patterns

Power Shift Africa is urging the summit to move from promises to delivery, highlighting Africa’s vulnerabilities and climate finance needs

A decade after the Paris Agreement united countries behind the goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C, the latest Emissions Gap report from the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) delivers a sobering message: global efforts remain off target.  Despite new pledges and some policy progress, the world is still heading toward dangerous levels […]