The noise, dust and shockwaves from blasts harm people’s health and infrastructure
The West seems more fixated on spending on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.
South Africa needs to improve its resilience against climate related catastrophes such as floods, locust swarms and increasing temperatures
An homage to selected dying trees, ‘A Still Life’ provides viewers with an opportunity to consider a moment of connection between humans, trees and the natural environment
The African Mining Indaba will look at ways to boost investor confidence through a stable regulatory environment and mining policies aligned with environmental, social and governance factors
Gaia’ is more than an eerie, haunted forest film. It juxtaposes the beauty of the natural world with the fragility of our hi-tech, industrial society
ESG performance presents an opportunity for involving communities in the decision-making process and reducing costs that might emerge down the line from litigation and fines
The landmark case marks the first against environmental authorisation for gas power plant in South Africa
Although a legal framework exists, regulation and implementation fall through the cracks, as shown by the UPL chemical spill in KwaZulu-Natal
Zenprop chief executive James Tannenberger, who stands to benefit financially from the River Club development, failed to address the substantive points of our original article
Work is underway to determine if a marine biotoxin is linked to seal mortalities, although preliminary tests have proven negative or insignificant
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But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
As the just transition gathers momentum and renewable energy becomes more affordable, countries around the world taking climate action. South Africa must follow suit
Wealthy foreign corporations colonise local markets and impose technologies of violence and control on local populations
Expert calls for a radical rethink of how South Africa manages brown locust outbreaks.
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The Paarl campus of Green School South Africa uses solar power and climate-smart water management systems.
The police operation coincided with the discovery of another four bodies near the site on Johannesburg’s Golden Highway on Wednesday morning
The connections between health, climate change, declining public trust and democratic legitimacy, and geopolitical instability must be recognised
Food systems lack resilience in the face of crisis and that feed crises of their own making, driving climate change and fuelling epidemics of hunger, malnutrition, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases
We need alternatives because unrestrained development is not compatible with life
The invasion of this destructive beetle wiping out trees is only in its infancy and scientists expect ecological and social costs to rack up
After more than a decade of violent repression and undemocratic rule that emerged after the 2009 ouster of Manuel Zelaya, a new leader takes the reins of the Central American nation
Communities along the Wild Coast have approached the high court in Makhanda for an urgent interdict to stop Shell from initiating seismic survey operations
We need leaders of integrity who put the right of access to sufficient water at the top of the agenda
Nondumiso Sibiya has found value in collecting refuse and working with waste pickers
A dumping site near the school is hazardous to pupils, who are forced into hot, crowded classrooms often targeted by criminals. The municipality says it cannot help
Untreated effluent from textile factories in in Lesotho, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius and Madagascar pours into rivers, contaminating the water
The quantity of rubbish in the sea is driving a growing alarm among countries whose economies rely on tourism
Tebogo Manamela talks to Lucas Ledwaba about helping to preserve Africa’s heritage and the rewards of working with – and sometimes being attacked by – animals at the Kruger National Park
Critics say putting a value on something does not equate to protecting it
A new study shows how 45% of the available food supply is wasted in the country
Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility