The initiative includes encouraging residents to start food gardens
Mpho Makwana says the selection process is being conducted behind closed doors, as is standard practice
Water expert says this does not come as a shock as there are several places where raw sewage flows into the the river
The City of Tshwane will allocate R450 million over the next three years to fix the dysfunctional Rooiwal plant, which is polluting water in the area
With its broken sewage and failing water treatment plants, South Africa has the perfect conditions for diseases such as cholera to thrive
Much has been made about the $8.5 billion pledged to support South Africa’s Just Energy Transition
Hammanskraal is a place that has been overlooked for decades, especially when it comes to water and sanitation
Warning system will reach more countries to help mitigate the effects of flood-related disasters and empower more people to take precautions
Global temperatures set to break records during next five years, warns World Meteorological Organisation
How do we balance a reliable supply of electricity and ending load-shedding with the critical issue of climate change and moving to cleaner energy?
The initiative in Kenya employs people to make art from flip-flops that have been thrown into the sea
A business coalition in South Africa’s energy heartland proposes a private takeover of Eskom’s assets to keep the lights on. But not everyone agrees with privatising energy production
Climate commission presents its recommendations to Ramaphosa, highlighting that it is vital to decommission crumbling plants as soon as the power crunch eases
The use of the toxic products that contain mercury symbolise societies grappling with colourism
Over the years, the project has built up ‘significant biological assets’, says a rhino specialist group
The adult female was one of 20 cheetahs from South Africa in addition to eight cats from Namibia
Google Earth shows sewage filling the area from the cemetery to the township of Asiganang, and flowing to the Harts River
The unfortunate part about the impact of climate change on this sector is that Africa’s full agricultural potential is yet to be discovered
Wealthy countries must step up and make sure that their pledges to developing countries are met, says COP28 president
The power utility plans to burn more diesel to reduce load-shedding levels, but the treasury won’t finance it
Activists say the deaths of vulnerable people is too high a price to pay for electricity when alternatives are available
A shortage of critical skills, poor management and inadequate budgets impede the effective management of provincial nature reserves
The former Eskom chief executive has in a submission to parliament reiterated his statement that cartels, notably in Mpumalanga, are milking the company dry
Eskom will be freed from borrowing more money for its operational needs and capital requirements for the next five years because of the government’s debt relief package and the tariffs approved by the national energy regulator, Nersa.
The energy crisis has to be resolved. But crises also typically create opportunities for unproductive rent-seeking
The new chief executive is charged with ending load-shedding and unbundling the power utility into three divisions – generation, transmission and distribution
He wants a billionaire keen on saving the 2 000 rhinos on 8 000 hectares of land with tight security to buy the property
Rising sea levels since the last Ice Age forced them to ‘island hop’ or move to the mainland, which presents an opportunity for their surviva
The environment minister was responding to a Democratic Alliance parliamentary question
Wet, humid summer has seen the pesky insects infesting homes and businesses, it says
Quick fixes are inadequate to prevent damage from gold mining’s legacy, but the long-term plan of treating AMD could relieve water shortages
Scientist Guy Midgley calls for action on avoiding a climate disaster from an African perspective