The expedition is about showing African ingenuity, says the team
Around 3.5 billion people live in hot climates, but only 15% have access to cooling, mainly through air conditioning
Naidoo’s leadership in the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is seen as a critical step in the fight for a fair, sustainable future
Contingencies are in place for the maintenance shutdown, the water and sanitation department says
The shutdown has intensified debates over nuclear power, with activists challenging its reliability and cost-effectiveness
The country faces a rainy summer with the risk of flooding, high temperatures and uncertain La Niña impacts
The male cub, weighing just under 17 kilograms, is estimated to be between four and six-months-old
The study found that climate change does not rank high on the list of priorities for South Africans and, generally, people don’t know what the just energy transition is
The snake has been treated for a wound and is recovering well
But the European Union’s investment is a fraction of what is needed, and environmentalists are wary of ‘green colonialism’
Juan Lopez campaigned against open-pit mining in a rain forest reserve
Runaway fires fuelled by the climate crisis are more frequent and devastating, destroying farmland, property, protected areas and people’s livelihoods
Taking stock of progress on Namibia’s ambitious green hydrogen programme
A diverse community of rowing enthusiasts and local residents who volunteer their time is working tirelessly to clean up the historic pan
South Africa has received pledges of about $11.6 billion for its just energy transition. Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism asked the treasury how much will be given to Mpumalanga and what is being done about indebted municipalities to ensure they get the funds for the transition
This must apply not only where the critical minerals are mined, but along the entire value chain from refining and manufacturing to transport and recycling
The awards celebrate people, projects and organisations that champion environmental concerns
The minister of electricity and energy says science must trump politics and emotions ‘exploited’ by environmental lobbyists
The report highlights Latin America as the deadliest region, particularly Colombia, which saw a record number of killings
The European Union will provide grants which will partly go towards state-owned logistics company Transnet
This was achieved through a partnership involving the Vaal community, Rand Water, Rhodes University’s Centre for Biological Control, the water and sanitation department and the department of forestry, fisheries and the environment
Without dedicated conservation efforts the Cape vulture “is highly susceptible to extinction”
South African respondents demand legal accountability for environmental harm
Oscar Nkala travels to Hwange in north-western Zimbabwe to expose the environmental and health hazards caused by more than a century of coal mining
New research uncovers surprising stability in plastic ingestion among seabirds on Inaccessible Island
A small agricultural miracle is transforming a community in the Cradle of Humankind
It flashed across the sky – at 72 000km an hour – and sounded like 92 tonnes of TNT exploding
The meteorite streaked across the sky on 25 August
As the ninth Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) kicks off in Beijing, a new, green theme is shaping their relationship: the global renewable energy race
Grazing and plant poaching are also factors leading to the rare Prince Albert vygie dwindling, researchers said
The key theme in the air quality case heard in the supreme court of appeal this week focused on holding government and polluters to account
The AI_r system will augment existing national air quality monitoring systems