The team ‘has to be in it for the long haul’ and the sewage in the water, which feeds the alien aquatic plants, must be dealt with
The minister called on the US to give South Africa rights to develop nuclear energy
The financial facility will prioritise projects that help relieve congestion bottlenecks to regional electricity trading
About 65% of the web addresses analysed indicated that the users were also trading in other wildlife such as lion, tiger, leopard, reptiles, birds, antelope and primates
Despite this, the mineral resources and energy minister said the environmental lobby’s opposition to oil and gas exploration jeopardised South Africa’s energy security
All of its services are powered by renewable energy sources
The pollution is making residents sick and contaminating rivers and groundwater resources in the Cradle of Humankind
Minister Barbara Creecy said electric fences, bees and other methods were tried before the elephants were killed
Speaking to the Mail & Guardian at a conference on climate change, Inger Andersen says people need to demand their leaders put effective measures in place
Essential policies were bypassed and entering into a memorandum of understanding with the economic zone would be high risk for United Nations Development Programme
Treaties and diplomacy are key to curbing climate turmoil
KwaZulu-Natal remains the epicentre for poaching and the Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park appears to be fighting a losing battle against the crime
Nature-based solutions can play help solve the triple crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss and pollution and waste
The power utility needs to put in place mechanisms to get access to funds for the shift to renewable energy
Counting on African farmers to grow biofuel crops, Italian oil giant Eni is making big promises to help the air and shipping industries get carbon neutral. In a year-long investigation, Pierra Nyaruai and the NGO Transport & Environment spent time with some of the Kenyan farmers recruited to the mission – but who have been left dispirited
The trees were first introduced to South Africa in 1656 and have become cultural icons
Only 10% of the funds promised to South Africa have been transferred, but are sitting with the treasury
The development of the R155 million liquefied natural gas pilot is being promoted as a way to alleviate energy shortages while South Africa transitions to renewable energy
Water specialists have said the use of glyphosate is in contravention of the National Water Act and is a risk for humans and toxic for aquatic life
A Pretoria-based company has designed a gas-cooled small modular reactor that it says can be installed within three years on a site smaller than a football field
The redesigned flag aims to focus attention on the microplastic crisis affecting the remote region
The president announced the fund last week as a joint effort between the government and the private sector to mitigate the damage caused by extreme weather
The former Eskom chief executive believes the answer lies in nuclear power
About 80% of the country’s dams are so enriched with nutrients they could produce toxic algal blooms
If allowed to pass the Vaal River Barrage, the plant has access to a journey of about 1 000km of the middle and lower Vaal river, the Bloemhof Dam and then into the Orange river
The environment harm caused by transferring fuel from one vessel to another at sea – spills and noise – present enormous risks to biodiversity
A groundbreaking report reveals the shocking state of wildlife with global extinction risk increasing
By Wednesday this week, load-shedding is projected to ease to lower stages
Army clampdown has led to assaults and the property of legal miners being confiscated
Study finds fathers’ exposure to toxins might have health consequences for their children
The last time the country experienced load-shedding at stage six was at the end of November 2023
Red-listed species are on restaurant menus in Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape