A new climate-smart horticulture centre at Eskom’s Grootvlei power station, backed by the Netherlands, is testing how South Africa’s energy transition can deliver jobs, food security and skills
Some Randburg suburbs have gone more than two weeks without refuse collection as Pikitup and striking casual workers trade blame over service disruptions at the Randburg depot
As jobs disappear from the coal belt, Middelburg’s economy is buckling. Unpaid rates, collapsing businesses and stalled transition support are deepening the crisis
New data shows habitat loss and degradation are pushing mammals closer to extinction — with endemic species facing the greatest risk
Traditional talk of a water crisis and water stress no longer reflects the current reality
Floods, wildfires and water shortages: This is a warning of the real costs of climate change, experts say
Downstream communities ‘must immediately evacuate’
The department has issued a public health warning after reports that transformer oil is being used for medicinal purposes in some communities
With bridges, roads and tourist camps washed away, Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Willie Aucamp appealed to the public for donations to ‘help save our iconic park’
Nappies were sitting in the sun for two weeks. It’s not a great smell
Residents have been urged to evacuate downstream of Senteeko Dam in Mpumalanga
Given the rate of deaths in 2023 and 2024, averaging one every second day, a delay of six months or more could mean up to another 100 deaths
Relief and recovery efforts are underway across the two provinces
Scientists have rediscovered an endangered grasshopper species in KwaZulu-Natal, underscoring the importance of small protected areas — and the often-overlooked invertebrates they shelter
Scientists warn that rising demand in Africa and Asia is fuelling targeted poaching and could push some lion populations towards local extinction
Relentless rainfall has left a trail of destruction across the province
However, commercial farmers say that vaccine shortages and slow implementation are worsening a devastating crisis
Persistent and heavy rainfall affecting Limpopo and Mpumalanga has led to South African National Parks (SANParks) taking a precautionary decision to temporarily suspend day visitor access to the Kruger National Park until conditions improve. SANParks said that it is mindful of the strain that ongoing rainfall is placing on operational and emergency‑response resources. “The organisation […]
Collective pledges for the country’s transition, including commitments from multilateral development banks, stands at $13.7 billion
The US is set to exit the UN climate treaty and key global science institutions under a Trump directive, a move critics say will isolate the country and deepen climate and biodiversity risks
A special audit has exposed failing infrastructure, high losses and mismanaged municipal water services
Scientists tested South Africa’s water. What they found was alarming: E. coli, sewage pollution and unsafe drinking water reaching directly into homes
Illegal trade has devastated populations, fuelled organised crime, and deepened poverty in coastal communities, while law enforcement struggles to keep pace
From ‘lost’ to living: blue-tailed sandveld lizard rediscovered in Mozambique national park
Transforming economies, energy systems and food production could prevent millions of deaths and halt biodiversity loss, the UN’s latest report finds
Freshwater fish, sharks, rays, endemic plants and iconic mammals are among the country’s fastest-declining species, as invasive species, reduced freshwater flows and pollution intensify
Public comment deadline extended as concerns raised about risks to fragile Karoo Basin
But critics say hybridisation risks and habitat loss mean wild bontebok remain vulnerable
A coalition of African nations has secured new Cites controls on the international trade of hornbills amid concerns over habitat loss and surging demand for body parts
Most of the continent’s wildlife survives outside of protected areas
New study finds that some SA populations are estimated to have fallen 95% in only eight years
The region’s push to ease wildlife trade rules was firmly rejected at Cites CoP20, with countries voting down proposals affecting giraffes, elephants and rhinos. The summit also ushered in historic protections for imperilled shark and ray species