Stellenbosch University has developed a process involving enzymes that can break down bioplastics
Experts say the government must fund acid mine drainage clean-ups to protect the right of citizens to a healthy environment and clean water
Greener drug design, rather than wastewater treatment, is crucial to combating the pharmaceutical pollution crisis
A major new report warns that invasive alien species wreaking havoc on nature and thus on nature’s contribution to people
Criminal charges have been filed against the municipal managers of a number of towns for polluting the Vaal and Orange rivers
A United Nations meeting in Kenya is a step towards developing a legally binding global treaty that will decisively tackle plastic pollution
South Africa has ‘no real gumption’ when it comes to making tough decisions to protect the environment, says UCT academic
Garrith Jamieson and his paramedic colleagues were on high alert days before a scorching heatwave struck Durban earlier this month. With the mercury expected to soar to 40°C and above, they knew the signs of heat stress to look out for in their patients: fatigue, fainting, headaches, heat cramps and heatstroke, among others. “It was […]
Yet plans are underway to import more plastic waste into the country and it has not signed global plastics treaty
Researchers are concerned that the plastic particles in the placenta, which provides the foetus with oxygen and nutrients, could potentially harm its development