The Climate Change Act is the country’s first comprehensive piece of legislation to encourage the development of an effective climate change response
An ‘exchange of magic’ is required between growers and mushrooms to get consistent results
The minister said the Democratic Alliance must understand that the new government is a single entity, not a federation
The Democratic Alliance’s George, who replaces Barbara Creecy, has commended the work of his predecessor
City Power says it cut power as a ‘last resort’ to save the grid from collapse – and recoup debts
The project will remove alien invasive species and restore riverbanks in the catchment area
Greener drug design, rather than wastewater treatment, is crucial to combating the pharmaceutical pollution crisis
Severe storms have left 11 people dead in the province
Limiting greenhouse gas emissions and building resilience can improve the everyday lives and experiences of South Africans
There are early signs that fewer lesser kestrels and Amur falcons are visiting South Africa this year
Critics suggest the utility has caved in to political pressure to keep the lights on at all costs ahead of the 29 May elections
The tiny planthoppers are biological control agents and natural enemies of the world’s worst aquatic weed
The situation is frightening, says an anonymous source who used to work at the department of water and sanitation
Some residents in Soweto and Brixton have asked the City of Johannesburg to leave their areas on the network for health reasons
The find, at the Orapa Diamond Mine in Botswana, sheds light on the evolutionary history of the insects
About seven billion litres of sewage are released every day into rivers and dams
The closures sound the ‘death knell’ for the seabirds
The target on Vergelegen wine estate is the mealybug, which spreads the leaf roll virus that damages the vines and reduces the quality of wine
Political parties are treating the issues as ‘peripheral’ concerns
The trees were first introduced to South Africa in 1656 and have become cultural icons
About 80% of the country’s dams are so enriched with nutrients they could produce toxic algal blooms
The environment harm caused by transferring fuel from one vessel to another at sea – spills and noise – present enormous risks to biodiversity
Desperate residents have removed the alien plant by hand, but a scientist says this is like treating a brain tumour with Panado
The forests are found nowhere else in the world and stretch along about 1 000km of the coastline from the Cape into Namibia
High tariffs have turned the power utility away
Researchers have found that the continent’s population of raptors have declined, even in protected areas
Nuclear energy is thought to be a solution to the baseload concerns facing the country
The international nongovernmental organisation raised health concerns at the climate change conference in Dubai
There will be some crucial talking points for the climate crisis at this year’s event
Toxins are found in water and the soil and these harm human health and the environment
The bodies of numerous bee-eaters and swallows who had migrated from the Northern Hemisphere were found around the country
Bateleur, with its distinctive plumage and graceful flight pattern, is under threat