He is one of six defendants who this week an reached out-of-court settlement with an Australian mining company in a long-running defamation battle
Local wildlife groups and an international organisation work together to save 50 animals trapped in a conflict area
The electricity minister apologises for stage six load-shedding
The Ice Core Archive boasts 40 000 blocks of ice stacked on long rows of shelves in large boxes
South Africa and other African countries should accelerate their vast renewable energy potential to meet energy demands
The state capture case has suffered long delays, prompting a successful application by the defendants to have it thrown out of court
As we undergo the greatest economic shift of our time, we have to guard against malevolent private interests
Ninety percent of plastic is not recycled, with most dumped in nature or improperly burned
The electricity minister said cabinet had given the nod to implementation of the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
South Africa lacks a detailed, long-term national system of data collection on dust storms
The nutrient enrichment problem can’t be solved unless appropriate levels of wastewater treatment are applied
Informal recycling gives people a sense of purpose and fulfilment and contributes hugely to recycling in the country
An NGO is providing parents with reusable nappies made out of bamboo fibre to replace disposable ones
Zoos are crucial spaces for conservation and involving people in nature
During COP28, health experts want negotiations will include health
A section of the new road will run along the edge of a 50 hectare wetland and affect three breeding ponds used by the toad
Rand Water, Johannesburg Water and the department of water and sanitation are to meet civil society groups on Saturday
Given the continent’s high exposure, fragility and low adaptive capacity, the effects of climate change are ‘expected to be felt more severely’
Wealthy nations default on payments for climate adaptation
Residents say different messages from ministers have cast doubt on the country’s just energy transition
Environmental and Rural Solutions (ERS) has been making a profound impact for the past 21 years
Collaboration between the government and academia could help mitigate climate change in South Africa, professor says
Developed nations need to deliver on the funds they pledged in the past
Ancient brittle stars from the supercontinent of Gondwana unearthed in 410-million-year-old rocks in Eastern Cape
Improving energy security and economic growth poses difficult climate questions
The electricity minister says having both generating units at the nuclear power station offline would be a disaster
A stubborn refusal to acknowledge the harmful nature of fossil fuels was evident at the event
Practical, easily purchased in shops or from street hawkers, and cheaper than water bottles, the sachets are integral to everyday life in Senegal
New WWF report estimates the total quantifiable economic use value of water at about $58 trillion
A new report by the Global Wind Energy Council’s Africa Wind Power initiative examines the status of wind energy in Africa
However, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa believes green hydrogen technology still needs to mature.
But a resident says interventions are ‘a plaster on the wound’