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
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