Of the 53 schools that uploaded valid data, 23 returned results showing the water was unsafe to drink
About 422 000 local jobs are tied to exports to economies with active or incoming carbon border adjustment mechanisms
Joburg Water says this will extend the service life of the infrastructure and reduce physical losses
Dion George said his department is breaking down silos and working well with other departments ‘to get things done’
Ecological threats in the Magaliesberg have spurred the community-led conservation effort
The ban on the importation and use of Terbufos signals a shift toward safer, people-centred agriculture
Residents are fed up with the city’s water shortages, which contributed to a mother and child dying in a fire this week
More than 12.9 million people live within 20km of the coast, and 60% of the economy depends on coastal infrastructure and natural resources
Civil society organisations say the regulations on South Africa’s petroleum sector are failing ‘the environmental test’
Research shows it costs less and works better than other interventions
Residents have been urged to avoid Boksburg Lake after it was contaminated
Recycling initiative says the move is good news for the environment and job creation
A high school pupil’s nature walk led to a major scientific discovery
As natural sentinels of freshwater resources, they signal the health of aquatic ecosystems
Solar power moves virtually from farmland in North West to factories hundreds of kilometres away. How it works and what it means for the country’s energy transition
The municipality handles about 3 400 tonnes of waste every day, which equates to 0.6kg per person
SIU recovers over R500 million in corruption cases from water department deals
BirdLife South Africa publishes revised Red Data Book highlighting urgent bird conservation crisis in Southern Africa
Fingers pointed at mining and fossil fuel giants for blocking South Africa’s green transition
New report is ‘both a call to action and a blueprint for change’ for socially-owned renewables in South Africa’s energy transition
More than 100 vultures perished at the Lionspruit Game Reserve
The critically endangered mammal was rediscovered in Boosmansbos Wilderness Area, after a 46-year absence
Using seawater and recycled water to flush toilets could save millions of litres of potable water daily
Poachers poisoned an elephant carcass in the park, which killed more than 100 endangered vultures
Oil spill risks and climate concerns have sparked legal action against the government and the global energy company
Newly released maps trace the epic journey of millions of antelope across East Africa and the pressures that endanger it
Trafficking of endangered wildlife is down sharply since 2020, the Wildlife Justice Commission finds
SANParks and the WWF are blocking the mining application inside West Coast National Park
Data shows that 191 vultures were killed in five years – and that is probably an underestimate
Masihlelo, who kept the lions on his Free State farm, received a R5000 fine or 10 months imprisonment suspended for five years.
BirdLife South Africa celebrates the ruling to save imperilled site
Wind farms feed power into the national grid, but the stories behind the land deals are rarely told. Tunicia Phillips investigates a case study in the Eastern Cape