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Missing in action: The Maersk Campton switched off its automatic identification system. Photo: Alamy
BASEL ACTION NETWORK

The curious case of the missing Maersk shipping container

A ship, possibly carrying hazardous dust, failed to dock in Cape Town before switching off its location transmission

  • Sheree Bega
13 min read
The Presidential Climate Commission has objected to extending coal-fired power stations beyond their natural lifespan. (Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images)
BOBBY PEEK

Just energy transition ‘not just’, says environmental NGO

A new report by groundWork shines the spotlight on the closure of Komati power station in Mpumalanga

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
Experts warn that if Eskom and government does not come to grips with the tariff problem, continued social unrest is inevitable. (Photo by Guillem SARTORIO / AFP)
BOBBY PEEK

Ramaphosa’s energy plan does not mean cheaper electricity

Experts warn that if Eskom and government does not come to grips with the tariff problem, continued social unrest is inevitable

  • Sarah Smit
8 min read
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy. (Photo by Ruvan Boshoff/Sunday Times/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
ALL RISE ATTORNEYS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE

Environment minister in crosshairs over proposed amendment to environmental regulations

The proposed change will make it impossible for civil society, or their lawyers, to appeal environmental authorisations without using the services of a costly environmental…

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read
An employee walks past stockpiled of coal for shipping at the Richard’s Bay coal terminal, in Richard’s Bay. (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
ATHA AFRICA VENTURES

Interdict stops coal company from starting mining in one of SA’s water factories

Coalition fighting planned underground colliery in Mpumalanga wins a round against Uthaka Energy in court

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read
The pollution in Embalenhle near Secunda can be found the world over and is evidence that a warning issued at the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992 has not been heeded.
AIR POLLUTION

UN special rapporteur on the environment joins local air pollution case

The state is facing a court battle about big industry’s emissions and their link to poor health. This is a public health concern and the government must take action to save lives

  • Tony Carnie
7 min read