With severe weather events brought on by climate change, new analysis shows that 80% of Capetonians live in high risk area
Central banks’ contribution to climate change-related aims, and their role in the transition, depend on government policy
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The effect of illegal mining includes sabotaged pipelines that contaminate the environment, illegal water usage, sinkholes, underground fires and explosions
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At least 73 people have died and scores injured when the building they lived in burnt down
There must be meaningful engagement by local government with the public on civic projects
The seismic eruption unmasked the systemic injustices of our infrastructure, and the skewed maintenance thereof, which must be urgently addressed
It is incomprehensible that some would claim we flourished under oppression, just because we had better roads and electricity
We are experiencing a skills crisis that is as catastrophic and urgent as the public infrastructure crisis, and yet it mostly goes unnoticed
Another says the outages are a wake-up call for how water is managed in the country’s economic hub
The wellbeing of our country and every person living in it depends on a healthy environment — the ecological carrying capacity
The spectre of the July 2021 riots looms large over the events in Gauteng of the last few days, and, as always, xenophobia is disgruntled South Africa’s faithful companion
The eThekwini metro’s climate action plan lacks urgency and the state remains wedded to fossil fuels, mining, high-energy refining and smelting
Persistently high joblessness, the budget notes, has emerged as a key weakness in economic performance
At its core, the social compact approach calls for increased co-operation and trust between business, labour, community and the government for the betterment of South Africa
The joint standing committee on the financial management of parliament met about preliminary findings on fire damage
New legislation aims to protect local jobs in the transport sector amid questions as to whether SA has enough willing and skilled drivers
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Amid rampant mismanagement and the effects of climate change, we will have to learn to do more with less
Infrastructure is responsible for 79% greenhouse gas emissions and plays an important role in supporting national development priorities and achieving the targets of the 2015 Paris Agreement
Earlier this week, the ailing utility’s chief operating officer assured the public it would try to avoid load-shedding as voters head to the polls on Monday
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Chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer said the ailing state power utility’s staff would be on standby as South Africans cast their votes on 1 November
A green investment increases resilience and adapts cities to the harmful effects of climate change — and increases property prices and addresses issues such as health, water, sanitation and transport
Former president Thabo Mbeki urged business and government and society to work together to tackle issues such as poverty, unemployment and poor services and infrastructure
In this episode, veteran journalist Paddy Harper and political journalist Lizeka Tandwa chat to Mawethu Mosery and Vasu Gounden about riots and the elections
Cosatu meets to deliberate on its support for the governing party in the upcoming local government elections
The TAC wants the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, closed after a fire in April, to reopen fully as soon as possible, because other hospitals are overburdened.
Rebuilding is crucial, but democracies cannot allow themselves to be held to ransom by the destruction of anarchists in dictating where public funds should be spent
Apartheid architecture still strips many of dignity; they are on the periphery and rendered invisible
The pandemic and lockdowns sped up existing trends and introduced new ones that affect supply and demand
The minister addresses the future of the country’s state-owned entities and speculation they may be moved from his portfolio
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‘We don’t just wear masks because of Covid-19 — it’s because of all this shit’
As far back as 2007, a local nonprofit met with government officials to deal with the pollution crisis in Emfuleni. Residents are still waiting
The minister believes liquified petroleum gas is needed in the energy mix, but some experts are not convinced of its merits
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