Traditional talk of a water crisis and water stress no longer reflects the current reality

Residents living beside an old mine dump face health problems as floods and heatwaves worsen the dangers of mining pollution

Viruses and microorganisms hidden in thawing permafrost, AI and digital transformation, armed conflict and violence are among key shifts and signals of change

Initiatives by the Gauteng Department of Social Development, Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

South Africa needs to improve its resilience against climate related catastrophes such as floods, locust swarms and increasing temperatures

Communal rangeland degradation, invasive species, environmental destruction and climate change all threaten the Maloti-Drakensberg mountain range

Government needs to respect the court ruling and the Xolobeni residents’ resistance to mining

Both the industry and officials are responsible for continuing damage to the environment and for huge, unnecessary carbon dioxide emissions.

But the energy department this week gave preferred bidder status to two new coal-fired power stations.

The price of progress may be a reversal of the gains made unless we stop degrading ecosystems.