South African law might be used to hold major carbon polluters to account for their role in damaging climate events
African countries generate the lowest rates of electronic waste, but have a recycling rate of less than one percent, according to a new UN report
Invasive trees suck up 3% to 5% of surface water runoff each year while invasive plants reduce the value of livestock production from natural rangelands by R340 million per year
The minister called on the US to give South Africa rights to develop nuclear energy
Essential policies were bypassed and entering into a memorandum of understanding with the economic zone would be high risk for United Nations Development Programme
Political interference has been cited as the reason for the departure of former executives and board members at the power utility
Army clampdown has led to assaults and the property of legal miners being confiscated
Green energy is not without its negative impacts but it is still better than that generated by fossil fuels
Both are dry countries but Australia has adopted a flexible approach to accommodate local conditions while South Africa has adopted a cookie-cutter model applied nationwide
Diesel is used to run the open cycle gas turbines which have been used to reduce the higher stages of power cuts
Nanoplastics are the ‘spawn of microplastics that have broken down even further’, researchers said
The minister is adamant the country is not experiencing a crisis, despite about half the water in our systems being unsafe for drinking
About 70% of the 80 billion animals raised annually for consumption are confined to factory farms, which account for at least 11% of global emissions, it says
Former COP president stresses the urgency of acting fast on climate change
Monday’s severe thunderstorm cannot be directly attributed to climate change
Extracting too much water from the Vaal River system will result in a worse crisis
Cutting-edge research will focus on the Greater Cape Floristic Region, which is home to thousands of plant species unique to the area
Extinctions, depleted groundwater and an uninsurable future are the others, and together they create instability with potentially catastrophic effects
Central banks’ contribution to climate change-related aims, and their role in the transition, depend on government policy
Mauritius has an array of sponge species, offering the opportunity to discover bioactive agents
Civic groups have started an online petition for immediate action from Rand Water, Johannesburg Water
The two animal welfare organisations provide a range of veterinary services when people can’t afford them
The phenomenon has historically been associated with drier, warmer conditions over the summer rainfall regions of South Africa
Government processes and disputed debt are delaying the power that Mozambique has offered South Africa
Climate change is a risk to public health that demands immediate action
The informal economy around zama zama mining has replaced that of large-scale mining companies that have abandoned or closed their mines
Utility says that this will encourage defaulting municipalities to cough up
Environmental groups argue that Steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa is emitting the toxic gas at levels in excess of those prohibited
Challenges in overcoming legacy of air and water pollution are ‘enormous’
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved one licence instead of the three needed to get the National Transmission Company of South Africa up and running
But measures such as law enforcement authorities working together have resulted in a decline in the number of animals killed
Industry players have said the country could lose out on investments