But measures such as law enforcement authorities working together have resulted in a decline in the number of animals killed
Barbara Creecy gives the Turkish company another opportunity to proceed with its application to provide power to South Africa from Richards Bay
South Africa’s environment minister and her Danish counterpart will review achievements of the Paris Agreement’s goals for COP28 in Dubai
Senzo Mchunu must provide an affidavit in 45 court days stating what has been done to deal with the problem
Jobs are already in short supply in Dipaleseng, near the Mpumalanga plant
Activists say the deaths of vulnerable people is too high a price to pay for electricity when alternatives are available
The environment minister was responding to a Democratic Alliance parliamentary question
The public enterprises minister said climate change had to be addressed but the shift to clean energy had to consider South Africa’s economic reality
Minister reaches out-of-court settlement with wildlife ranchers and hunters over ‘draconian’ regulations
The national energy regulator believes gas projects will help reduce load-shedding
The exemption will have a major effect on people’s health, say environmental justice groups
Creecy’s department presents roadmap on how to achieve 23 green targets set by the global ‘Paris Agreement for nature’ framework
Cabinet sources argue the state of disaster will take away the powers of more ministers than just that of the forestry and fisheries minister
Coal still dominates the domestic energy mix, providing 81.4% of the total system load, according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Statistics confirm decline in rhino poaching losses in national parks from 451 in 2021 to 448 last year, the toll for private owners was 86
As a mega-biodiverse country, South Africa has ‘special role’ to play in the negotiations
Threatened ecosystems make up 10% of the country’s remaining natural habitat
Africa needs substantial investment for climate change adaptation and mitigation but the continent must have systems in place to ensure the money is not misused
Financial commitments and pledges made by developed countries must be honoured and developed countries must offer meaningful and credible support to developing countries
South Africa must use the climate conference COP27 to push for just transition funding
Karpowership says it is ‘bringing on additional specialists and resources’ in revised process
Forestry, fisheries and environment minister says Just Energy Transition Partnership making progress and the department has established a task team for negotiations
Big ships may be forced to pay a massive fine if they are found to be polluting the oceans
Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s decision decried on environmental grounds
The Karpowership proposal lacked proper environmental assessments, according to the minister, with noise impacts specifically noted
The population of the endangered seabirds has plummeted to a record low
Figures show South Africa’s efforts to combat rhino poaching pays off
But the government can’t move on its fracking ambitions until it meets the court order requiring that there will be no environmental damage
Catastrophic KZN floods show how the impacts of climate change are being felt in South Africa
Interim interdict ‘spares death’ of 170 animals at the hands of hunters, judge says
More than 40 critically endangered black rhino and near-threatened white rhino will be reintroduced to the Zinave National Park
Department says drone angling is illegal, is a threat to imperilled fish and sharks and small scale fisher livelihoods