SCORE: E The department of transport gets an E because its leadership has decided to manage chaos rather than regulate a crisis. The department might point to some wins like the turnaround of Prasa with the rail agency achieving its first clean audit in nine years and nearly doubling its passenger trips to 77 million. […]
Business and economic leaders warn that diplomatic tension, tariffs and shifting global alliances could shape whether the country remains part of the renewed agreement
Developing infrastructure, expanding investment and giving professionals crucial skills will boost the sector, to the benefit of all South Africans
Civilians on foot caught up in road accidents present a new challenge for the department of transport
KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Eastern Cape were the hotspots for crashes
SCORE: C Minister Barbara Creecy succeeded the inept Sindisiwe Chikunga when the seventh administration began in July. The baggage she has to sort out is plentiful. The department’s reintroduction of the country’s passenger rail system has been rocked by a potential R5.1 billion lawsuit for debts not paid to a service provider. The contractor had […]
Instead, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana promised steps to ease the requirements for public-private partnerships
The minister also wants to secure capital inflow for Transnet
Environment organisations groundWork and Vukani Environmental Justice Movement argue that regulations are necessary to save lives on the polluted Highveld
The ban on drones and remote-controlled boats is viewed as a win for marine conservation efforts by the environment department
Life After Coal slams the environment minister’s decision to allow the company further leniency
One of the biggest difficulties the sector faces is securing permits and licences crucial for project commencement
State diamond mining company Alexkor is challenging a compliance notice issued by the environment department over its Namaqualand beach mining operations
The closures sound the ‘death knell’ for the seabirds
A functioning biodiversity sector can help lower unemployment, the president said at a conference
Invasive trees suck up 3% to 5% of surface water runoff each year while invasive plants reduce the value of livestock production from natural rangelands by R340 million per year
Minister Barbara Creecy said electric fences, bees and other methods were tried before the elephants were killed
KwaZulu-Natal remains the epicentre for poaching and the Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park appears to be fighting a losing battle against the crime
The president announced the fund last week as a joint effort between the government and the private sector to mitigate the damage caused by extreme weather
The Fishing Rights Allocation Process was ‘rushed and haphazardly allocated’ says lawyer
The numbers are difficult to quantify because most carcasses are scavenged quickly and disappear
But its political clout is limited with regard to mining, and oil and gas exploration with resistance from the Mantashe camp around environmental authorisations
South Africa has had a mixed bag of environmental ministers over the past 30 years and, bar a few, most have taken the environmental agenda forward
Climate finance is expected to be a big talking point at COP28, as developing countries ask developed nations to pay up
This comes as Karpowership secures authorisation for Saldanha Bay project
Developing countries, including South Africa, will argue for a financial mechanism to help them curb plastic pollution
Developed nations need to deliver on the funds they pledged in the past
Legislation will compel the government to act on climate change but there are still several concerns
The forestry, fisheries and the environment minister said more than 7 000 snares were removed last year alone
The Petrus Steyn breeder on the farm Steilfontein was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment or a fine of R4 000
Minister Barbara Creecy says African countries need ‘a new suite of financing instruments, with a set of favourable terms and conditions that are not debt generators’
Environmental groups argue that Steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa is emitting the toxic gas at levels in excess of those prohibited