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Hidden ingredient: Palm oil found in most salty snacks in SA
The Green Guardian
/ 29 September 2025

Hidden ingredient: Palm oil found in most salty snacks in SA

A new study noted that none of the products audited displayed sustainable sourcing labels

By Sheree Bega
‘Our Land, Our Lives’: Lesotho villagers challenge Gauteng water scheme
The Green Guardian
/ 25 September 2025

‘Our Land, Our Lives’: Lesotho villagers challenge Gauteng water scheme

Lesotho villagers allege unsafe conditions and no accountability in the scheme to supply Gauteng

By Sheree Bega
Coal lobby urges ‘fair’ funding as civil society warns against false claims
The Green Guardian
/ 24 September 2025

Coal lobby urges ‘fair’ funding as civil society warns against false claims

Mike Teke, of FutureCoal, has written an open letter to global financial leaders urging them not to turn their backs on coal

By Sheree Bega
SA aims ‘to sharpen’ Africa’s message on climate change in Addis Ababa Declaration
The Green Guardian
/ 23 September 2025

SA aims ‘to sharpen’ Africa’s message on climate change in Addis Ababa Declaration

South Africa raised and objected to two points in the final declaration

By Sheree Bega
Governments’ fossil fuel production plans threaten Paris climate goals, new report warns
The Green Guardian
/ 23 September 2025

Governments’ fossil fuel production plans threaten Paris climate goals, new report warns

It finds that the fossil fuel output will exceed 1.5°C limit by 120% by 2030

By Sheree Bega
Morero grilled in parliamentary portfolio committee over Joburg’s water crisis
The Green Guardian
/ 19 September 2025

Morero grilled in parliamentary portfolio committee over Joburg’s water crisis

With Johannesburg said to be fast approaching ‘Day Zero’, the mayor was also questioned about missing funds

By Sheree Bega
Global Witness: 146 environmental defenders killed or disappeared worldwide in 2024
The Green Guardian
/ 19 September 2025

Global Witness: 146 environmental defenders killed or disappeared worldwide in 2024

‘You can easily be killed’: Nigerian forest activists face growing threats, its new report warns

By Sheree Bega
‘We feel forgotten’: Families still struggle without water in Joburg
The Green Guardian
/ 19 September 2025

‘We feel forgotten’: Families still struggle without water in Joburg

Residents of Claremont, in the west of the city, have little faith in what they call mayor Dada Morero’s ‘empty promises’

By Sheree Bega
Global cities call for $800bn in climate finance at first African Urban20 summit
The Green Guardian
/ 17 September 2025

Global cities call for $800bn in climate finance at first African Urban20 summit

Urban leaders call for multilevel governance, affordable housing and zero-emission transport to drive sustainable urban futures

By Sheree Bega
Vulture conservation boosted as first active hooded vulture nest confirmed in Zululand
The Green Guardian
/ 16 September 2025

Vulture conservation boosted as first active hooded vulture nest confirmed in Zululand

Discovery of a hooded vulture nest offers hope and renewed urgency for protecting these critically endangered birds

By Sheree Bega
Wildlife ranchers slam Dion George over hunting quota standoff
The Green Guardian
/ 15 September 2025

Wildlife ranchers slam Dion George over hunting quota standoff

A legal battle is being waged by Wildlife Ranching SA against the minister over the quota setting process

By Sheree Bega
Call for Nominations Open: 2025 Greening the Future Awards
The Green Guardian
/ 12 September 2025

Call for Nominations Open: 2025 Greening the Future Awards

Mail & Guardian opens nominations for the 2025 Greening the Future Awards

By Umamah Bakharia
Energy transition must be just, says Standard Bank CEO
The Green Guardian
/ 10 September 2025

Energy transition must be just, says Standard Bank CEO

Speaking at the Standard Bank Climate Summit, Sim Tshabalala warned that exclusion and inequality threaten the global energy transition

By Sheree Bega
African governments face impossible trade-offs between debt and climate crisis
The Green Guardian
/ 9 September 2025

African governments face impossible trade-offs between debt and climate crisis

New research reveals that 10 African countries prioritise climate action despite severe fiscal constraints

By Sheree Bega
Shell, mineral and petroleum resources department to appeal court ruling blocking offshore oil drilling
The Green Guardian
/ 9 September 2025

Shell, mineral and petroleum resources department to appeal court ruling blocking offshore oil drilling

The Western Cape high court ruled that an environmental impact assessment had failed to fully consider the risks of a major oil spill, fishing communities and South Africa’s climate obligations

By Sheree Bega
People power: Off-grid communities light up
The Green Guardian
/ 8 September 2025

People power: Off-grid communities light up

Local organisations are pioneering off-grid solutions for rural households left waiting in the dark by Eskom

By Thabo Molelekwa and Photos & videos: Ihsaan Haffejee
Deadly pesticides linked to rising poisonings, suicides in South Africa
The Green Guardian
/ 8 September 2025

Deadly pesticides linked to rising poisonings, suicides in South Africa

Since 2015, cases of symptomatic pesticide poisoning have steadily increased

By Sheree Bega
SANParks Vision 2040: A bold plan to link conservation and communities
The Green Guardian
/ 5 September 2025

SANParks Vision 2040: A bold plan to link conservation and communities

Eastern Cape entrepreneur blossoms through skills programme, highlighting aims for people-centred conservation, linking economic empowerment with biodiversity

By Sheree Bega
SA’s outdated pesticide laws under review: human rights and health at stake
The Green Guardian
/ 4 September 2025

SA’s outdated pesticide laws under review: human rights and health at stake

Systemic pesticide-related abuses include farmworkers exposed to hazardous chemicals without protective gear or training and contamination of rural water sources

By Sheree Bega
African researchers lead climate-smart tree planting project
The Green Guardian
/ 3 September 2025

African researchers lead climate-smart tree planting project

From baobab to marula: How Africa’s indigenous trees can boost resilience

By Sheree Bega
Sewage in the rivers as Polokwane water treatment project stalls
The Green Guardian
/ 2 September 2025

Sewage in the rivers as Polokwane water treatment project stalls

Polluted water is flowing into the Blood and Sand rivers

By Judas Sekwela
10 million tonnes of food wasted a year – and SA’s draft climate plan ignores the issue
The Green Guardian
/ 2 September 2025

10 million tonnes of food wasted a year – and SA’s draft climate plan ignores the issue

Tackling food waste can cut emissions and fight hunger, says FoodForward SA

By Sheree Bega
Civil society calls for stronger targets in South Africa’s draft climate plan
The Green Guardian
/ 1 September 2025

Civil society calls for stronger targets in South Africa’s draft climate plan

Groups say the environment department’s proposed emissions targets are inadequate

By Sheree Bega
How dogs join the fight against rhino poaching
The Green Guardian
/ 27 August 2025

How dogs join the fight against rhino poaching

As rhino poaching syndicates continue to devastate South Africa’s wildlife, reserves such as Klaserie in Mpumalanga are using highly trained K9 units to track poachers

By Aarti Bhana
Five to finally face charges for Jagersfontein tailings dam disaster
The Green Guardian
/ 27 August 2025

Five to finally face charges for Jagersfontein tailings dam disaster

The move comes nearly three years after the collapse of the diamond processing facility in the Free State

By Sheree Bega
African penguin survival at risk despite ship-to-ship transfer laws
The Green Guardian
/ 26 August 2025

African penguin survival at risk despite ship-to-ship transfer laws

The department of forestry, fisheries and the environment says the regulations are designed to prevent pollution and protect coastal ecosystems

By Sheree Bega
Overberg secures 270ha of renosterveld – a lifeline for the black harrier
The Green Guardian
/ 26 August 2025

Overberg secures 270ha of renosterveld – a lifeline for the black harrier

Once widespread, renosterveld has been decimated by agriculture, with only about 5% of the Overberg’s original extent left

By Sheree Bega
Africa must avoid ‘resource curse’ in green minerals boom – WWF South Africa
The Green Guardian
/ 21 August 2025

Africa must avoid ‘resource curse’ in green minerals boom – WWF South Africa

WWF-SA has called on the G20 to back fairer deal for Africa’s critical minerals

By Sheree Bega
Controversial rhino breeder John Hume in dock on charges of rhino horn trafficking
The Green Guardian
/ 20 August 2025

Controversial rhino breeder John Hume in dock on charges of rhino horn trafficking

Hume and five others, including his lawyer Izak du Toit, were granted bail on Tuesday

By Sheree Bega
Hawks bust rhino trafficking syndicate linked to 964 horns
The Green Guardian
/ 19 August 2025

Hawks bust rhino trafficking syndicate linked to 964 horns

The arrests are the result of a seven-year investigation

By Sheree Bega
Pharmaceuticals found in Hout Bay mussels
The Green Guardian
/ 19 August 2025

Pharmaceuticals found in Hout Bay mussels

Medication and personal care products have accumulated in mussels that are far from the sewage outlet and river mouths

By Sheree Bega
Livestock, rooibos and tortoises: Farmer conserves threatened species
The Green Guardian
/ 18 August 2025

Livestock, rooibos and tortoises: Farmer conserves threatened species

The Nels, who farm in the Nieuwoudtville district of the arid Karoo, blend farming with conservation to protect the speckled dwarf tortoise

By Sheree Bega
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