Activists say that the litigation to protect the birds’ feeding grounds has been dragged out for months by the state, despite the urgency of the situation
The province is home to the biggest gas and helium project in the country. Will it speed up the shift towards renewable energy sources, or could it potentially hinder progress? Refilwe Mochoari investigates
South African coalition pushes for immediate ban of Terbufos and other highly hazardous pesticides
A groundbreaking policy brief looks at what ArcelorMittal’s decarbonisation roadmap means for communities and the environment
The United Nations Development Programme’s Achim Steiner criticizes slow global response to Africa’s debt crisis
1 500 megawatts of new coal power locked in landmark legal victory
With vast deposits of minerals that make South Africa a key player in the green energy transition, Andiswa Matikinca investigates the future that stakeholders want to see
Both Durban and Cape Town are enjoying some respite from high levels of E.Coli in beach water
South Africa is experiencing an unusually long heatwave for this time for the year, according to a weather forecaster
Taxpayer money will be used to pay the R160 million fine slapped on a Mpumalanga municipality
Environmental groups warn of industry obstruction in global plastic treaty negotiations
A robust treaty addressing the lifecycle of plastics is crucial to averting disaster
Stop scapegoating spaza shops when regulation failure is to blame for poisoning deaths, groups say
This conference has shown how developed countries want to shirk their climate finance responsibilities to vulnerable countries, say leaders of least developed nations
The final draft text for COP29 shows there has been limited progress made on funding, a failure given that this was meant to be the ‘finance COP’
The problem has wide-ranging socio-economic and environmental impacts, says a draft mine closure strategy
Association says the government does not ‘have the will to act’ and the solution is regulation to allow artisanal miners to work legally
Least developed countries and small island nations will be prioritised but the finance proposal omits to say how much money will be provided
Dion George is tackling resistance to mitigation and climate finance with just days left at the conference
The Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit in the Presidency has highlighted plans to upskill people to work in the green economy and roll out infrastructure to support renewable energy plants
Pro-Palestine groups at the COP29 conference are arguing that there is a clear link between climate rights and human rights
The continent must also ignore the dangled carrot of small bits of money for carbon forests or just transitions, said Fadhel Kaboub, a senior adviser at Power Shift Africa
Athletes have not been spared the impact of climate change, with high temperatures, pollution, weather events and dirty water affecting performance
There is an air of impatience as talks on finance hit a stalemate
Conservation efforts pay off for the southern bald ibis, now downlisted to near threatened after decades of protection
Christian Deschodt has been involved in the discovery and description of more than 50 dung beetle species
African nations are seeking $1.3 trillion in climate funds as fears grow over Trump’s potential impact on global climate finance commitments
South Africa and other developing nations are pushing for a $1 trillion climate finance target
The final countdown to lowering carbon emissions has started, the UN chief said, highlighting three steps that urgently need to be taken
Countries need to urgently agree on funding goals to adapt to, and mitigate climate change
Rehabilitating mines presents an opportunity for environmental restoration and economic empowerment in the energy transition
Endangered succulents in the Richtersveld have been given a lifeline from poaching, mining, overgrazing, and climate change