But we suffer even if we did not make the decision – like not having water or electricity for 48 hours
The World Bank’s Mission 300 should focus on renewables as the extraction and burning of gas is expensive would damage the environment and people’s health
A diverse community of rowing enthusiasts and local residents who volunteer their time is working tirelessly to clean up the historic pan
This was achieved through a partnership involving the Vaal community, Rand Water, Rhodes University’s Centre for Biological Control, the water and sanitation department and the department of forestry, fisheries and the environment
The AI_r system will augment existing national air quality monitoring systems
New Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says she will work with municipalities that are in debt, diversify water supply to include desalination and introduce measures to reduce water use levels
Viruses and microorganisms hidden in thawing permafrost, AI and digital transformation, armed conflict and violence are among key shifts and signals of change
Tanzania is banking on its natural resources during the global transition to clean energy, but analysts warn there are dangers ahead
Experts say the government must fund acid mine drainage clean-ups to protect the right of citizens to a healthy environment and clean water
The project will remove alien invasive species and restore riverbanks in the catchment area
Climate justice groups are leading the fight against those causing harm to our environment and climate
The Environmental Management Agency does not have enough power to curb rampant water pollution and land degradation
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
Three people were killed and dozens injured a year ago when the tailings dam at the Jagersfontein diamond mine collapsed
Landowners and businesses in the Unesco World Heritage Site are up in arms over municipal sewage pollution
It’s affordable and in style, but cheap can be nasty; it uses vast quantities of water, pollutes and contributes to climate change
Farmers in the Apies River area decry the damage pollution from the defective wastewater treatment plant has done to their farms and livelihoods
The Green and Blue Drop reports show that more than 90% of the country’s wastewater treatment works are dysfunctional
With its broken sewage and failing water treatment plants, South Africa has the perfect conditions for diseases such as cholera to thrive
Just 156 green jobs out of a target of 1 120 were created in 2021-022 financial year
In Accra, as in much of urban Africa, waste management falls far short of what it needs to be. Plastic waste is killing marine life and fishers’ incomes
Johannesburg, with its mine dumps and malls, ever eating its own tail in the name of progress, has a complex heritage
But the municipality has laid the blame for the filthy state of Tembisa at the feet of the community
A clean environment is a constitutionally recognised right in South Africa but one that is routinely violated
The directive orders the city to stop untreated waste from entering rivers
Heavy rain and pollution has led to the aquatic weed increasing its coverage to about 50% of the dam
Excessive rainfall last month has caused untreated toxic water from old gold mines to decant into waterways on the West Rand
After 60 years of air pollution by oil refineries, it will take Wentworth residents at least two generations to reverse epigenetic changes.
But if we continue on the present trajectory of delay and decay, water insecurity and worse looms for our water-scarce country
The wellbeing of our country and every person living in it depends on a healthy environment — the ecological carrying capacity