The revenue service said the syndicates significantly contribute to the energy crisis and load-shedding
Authorities reported that most air quality monitoring stations were frequently offline due to ongoing power blackouts
Water outages have left many communities with dry spells since August as the city struggles with prolonged recovery periods of Rand Water and Johannesburg Water supply systems
The energy minister told Africa Oil Week participants that disasters linked to climate change were being used to stop African countries from exploiting fossil fuels
Two out of every five species are threatened, a new global assessment has found
The forestry, fisheries and the environment minister said more than 7 000 snares were removed last year alone
Helen Joseph Hospital and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital is surviving on water tankers amidst Gauteng water crisis
The minister says a just transition should ensure no one is left behind
Eskom said prior to the minister’s briefing that the return of unit three was part of the reason for the weekend load-shedding suspension
The first study on airborne microplastics discovered that the tiny plastic particles are affecting cloud formation
Lapalala housed 120 learners who took part in a competition through speeches and posters to raise awareness for the rhino
The electricity minister warned that if the country took too long to make decisions on transmission expansion, it would add to its electricity crisis
Tidal patterns are highly predictable and this data is widely available for ports or harbours along the coast
A public action project looks to halt the functional extinction of endangered seabirds by 2035
South Africa expects more pledges as COP28 gathers steam, but how far have Western countries come in delivering on previous commitments they made?
At the start of the 20th century, an estimated 500 000 rhino roamed Africa and Asia. Today, about 27 000 remain in the wild
SA Harvest and OneFarm Share are collecting food that would have gone to landfill and redistributing it to vulnerable people
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says all critical elements for creating a more dynamic, responsive and competitive electricity industry are in place
Units one to three will be restored to service sooner than expected, likely meaning less load-shedding, electricity minister promises
The Petrus Steyn breeder on the farm Steilfontein was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment or a fine of R4 000
A United Nations report paves the path ahead for COP28 taking place in the UAE in December
NGO’s should not have “unfettered veto powers” over development in South Africa, according to the minister
The official opposition has argued that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa had not considered the effect of the tarrif rise on poor households
Critics fear the condonation clause in South Africa’s environmental law is “an expensive rubber stamp for legalising the illegal”.
eThekwini Municipality started disconnecting ratepayers who have joined a citywide utility bill and rates payment boycott
About 60% of people in Africa lack early warning systems which could help them to better prepare for upcoming climate disasters
The declaration calls for “a new financing architecture that is responsive to Africa’s needs including debt restructuring and relief”
Significant opportunities exist to extract maximum value from water by treating it as a scarce resource and using it more than once
African Parks steps in as new owner of Platinum Rhino plans to rewild the rhinos and offspring over the next decade
Kenya’s president says Africa’s renewable resources place the continent at an advantage because of its favourable weather
The first Africa Climate Summit is in full spring; Mohamed Adow of think-tank Power Shift says the continent must be part of the solution to a just transition
Minister Barbara Creecy says African countries need ‘a new suite of financing instruments, with a set of favourable terms and conditions that are not debt generators’