Hunger, exclusion from education and Africa’s debt is more than policy failure, inequality and poor planning, it is the theft of dignity, potential and oppression
Oil spill risks and climate concerns have sparked legal action against the government and the global energy company
The first two months of the Israel-Gaza war exceeded the individual annual carbon footprints of more than 20 of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations.
Bhekisisa had a team of four reporters at the climate conference. On average, our journalists walked eight to nine kilometres a day
However, the legislation is legally complicated, environment minister says
The financial resources for solutions must also be sourced from within the continent, allowing Africa to maintain control over its destiny
The mineral and petroleum resources minister has commissioned a seismic survey for oil and gas in the Karoo Basin
Indian author Amitav Ghosh speaks about his work and its relationship with climate change
Without addressing democratic backsliding, ongoing conflicts and the climate crisis, the pact risks becoming another set of unenforced promises
Like all wars, Israel’s genocidal attacks on Gaza with the backing of other imperialist countries and their industrial-military complex exacerbates the ecological and climate crisis
South Africa is also playing a leading role during negotiations for climate policies, and is using its position to advance conversations for the whole of Africa
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Our new leaders representing various political parties, as well as those who voted them into power, must embrace the power of collaboration
Climate justice groups are leading the fight against those causing harm to our environment and climate
South Africa needs a leadership that comprehends the interconnectedness of our nation’s energy crisis and the climate emergency
Civil society must raise ambition towards a pact for the future, fit for our future
Very few would argue against the fact that African women are likely to take the brunt of the continent’s reversal of fortunes on the carbon front
The lengthy period of very high temperatures in November broke monthly records
Extreme weather has pounded three continents this month
A study says extreme heat in North America, Europe and China in July were made more likely by human-driven climate change
If you still think climate change is a problem for the future, you had better think again
The President is the CEO of a major global oil company
R110m pioneering project aims to boost resilience to tropical cyclones in Southern Africa and Madagascar
South Africa’s environment minister and her Danish counterpart will review achievements of the Paris Agreement’s goals for COP28 in Dubai
The COP28 president-designate said governments must be brutally honest about gaps in tackling climate change
Marine species also often have a narrow liveable temperature range making even small differences in the water impossible to cope with
Global temperatures set to break records during next five years, warns World Meteorological Organisation
Populations, resources, power and consumption are centred in cities, and this affects rural areas
Africa must capitalise on the shift to renewable energy, and process its minerals instead of just exporting them
Leaders meeting in Montreal for COP15 must deliberate in a spirit of co-operation for the sake of the planet’s future
Government forges ahead with corporate-sponsored climate deals without relevant input
The way water has been managed needs to change because policy decisions can no longer be based on historic rainfall patterns