We highlight the work of those accelerating sustainable living in SA – at a vital moment for the environment
The environment department has lost patience with Eskom’s defiance of air pollution regulations
If we don’t do enough, in a decade’s time there’ll be droughts, floods, wildfires and crop failure on an apocalyptic scale
A look at what was once a landmark on Johannesburg’s horizon and central part of the Egoli story
It took a bicycle ride in the heat to finally work out what the vehicle is all about
The company cannot exist in the future. But this is a country where difficult decisions are rarely taken — especially when it comes to climate crisis
A year after the UN sounded the klaxon, warning of ‘some countries becoming dysfunctional’ thanks to the climate crisis, governments aren’t responding
Johannesburg uses 530-million more litres of water than it is allowed to – every single day
The researchers say that an estimated 12.7-million tonnes of plastic ends up in our oceans every year
Sipho Kings reports on the findings of a mega government report on the state of our plants and animals, and what’s being done to secure their future
The Nissan Stealth does what it promises to do – and well. But it’s hard to justify its diesel emissions if you’re just a weekend warrior
Afrobarometer research shows that 59% of people in South Africa do not know what climate change is
Carbon emmissions continue to soar, but the urgency of the moment is driving change around the world
The Mail & Guardian has joined one of the most ambitious reporting collaborations in history, joining 250 other newsrooms reporting the climate crisis
A brilliant, functional bakkie with an awful cabin. Buy it but don’t buy it new
The air in South Africa’s biggest city is the country’s most polluted, playing havoc with health, so move to Cape Town
Eskom has said that it cannot afford to meet the legal levels and that some of its plants will need to run until the early 2030s.
The long-term effect of humans on animals is increasingly well documented
Losing birds in the Kalahari has a wider effect. Desert areas are critical to overall evolution in avian species, adding diversity to the species
In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfontein and Cape Town, the air people breathe is often so dangerous that it is killing them
The air people breathe in Midrand is often 50 times more toxic than is considered safe
Our political parties made little mention of global warming, despite the glaring crisis that is upon us
Globally, energy workers are being helped to transition into new positions. SA lags behind
Germany and China lead the way, and now South Africa is starting to see that renewable energy could be its ‘saviour’
The colonial extractive industry has turned the Vaal into this poisoned place
If an industry kills more people than it employs, it gets a few warnings to clean up its act or it gets shut down
23kg of plastic were found in the whale’s stomach
The defence ministry says it needs an extra R50-billion in order to effectively carry out SA’s peacekeeping obligations, but the cupboard is bare
South Africa’s response to Cyclone Idai is a serious warning about how poorly equipped the country is to deal with disasters
ArcelorMittal, charged with toxic air and water pollution, seems to have bulldozed through graves to create a perimeter fence
Reality-denying United States, Brazil and Saudi Arabia join forces to stop another bid to understand the dangers of tinkering with climate
The company is unable to stop the emission of the pollutants and is asking for more time upgrade parts so that it can comply with the law.