The graceful manta rays gliding along the coastline are little known and humans have caused a significant a decline in their numbers
Century Property had filed a nearly R200 million damages claim, accusing the environmentalists of delaying its projects
Email and phone systems have been restored after the cyberbreach
Without biocontrol, Hartbeespoort Dam could be 70% covered in superweed
What new research reveals about their mental power
The state’s waste tyre management plan faces a court challenge over unrealistic targets
Trump’s decision risks damaging international trust and efforts to address the global climate crisis, minister says
In densely invaded areas, the trees can consume about 50% of the annual rainfall of the region, severely depleting groundwater
The biodiversity rich Western Soutpansberg Nature Reserve is made up of eight landowners who manage the land as a collective
More than 70% of the country’s neglected or aged wastewater treatment plants are not operating at optimal levels
Last month, South Africa reported a 96% rise in wildfire incidents compared with December 2023
Lab findings suggest botulism as the cause of the bird deaths, made worse by sewage from the Homevale wastewater treatment works
NSPCA prosecutes Dirk de Jager, of Modjadjiskloof, in Limpopo, over viral video
They can survive prolonged droughts thanks to their ability to store water in their huge trunks, which can attain a diameter of 10 metres or more
About 16% (1 589 species) of the world’s estimated 10 000 succulent species occur in the Succulent Karoo Biome
The SAWS warning comes just hours after temperatures of 40 degrees were recorded in the north of the province
Bone scans reveal insights into an ancient South African crocodile ancestor
Impumlophantsi boonstrai adds new piece to to the evolutionary puzzle of therapsids
Although there is a backup plan in the Sterkfontein Dam, residents need to reduce their water use
Five bodies have been recovered so far but reports of tapping sounds indicates that people underground are still alive
Years after the City of Cape Town was ordered to clean it up, the estuary is still polluted
Hennops, the river of disease and death flowing through Gauteng
Starving pachyderms in poor condition will be euthanased in the short-term and some of the 1600 population could also potentially be culled in the longer term
The increase in temperature has been above the 1°C pre-industrial level for the past 12 months
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is trying to find solutions to deal with 35 elephants roaming the rural areas of Mawana and Ekudubekeni
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