Despite alarm over the recent lifeline, state says the power utility is not on the brink of collapse
Ahead of a crucial conference on international wildlife, the debate over whether to allow trade in rhino horn to fund conservation efforts rages on
Government interest in the pollution claims appears to have been aroused by Constitutional Court action launched against President Thabo Mbeki
The firm is countering threats from streaming services and is investing strongly in local content
Insane prices were paid for high-value species — then there was a lull, followed by a crash
The wars at Sars have provided fertile ground for the illicit tobacco trade to grow
Its unbundling is expected to unlock value for investors and make it more competitive
Mkhwebane personally on the hook to pay some of the Reserve Bank’s costs
Delegates in Durban will debate whether agriculture needs special attention.
Two senior Free State wildlife officials have come under scrutiny for their close relationship with the hunting industry.
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/ 21 October 2011
South Africa hopes to impress the world with its new national climate response policy — which has been in the making for years.
South Africa stands to gain much from the tax in terms of both monetary and environmental benefits, but business warns of job losses.
Two months before COP17, the hardline stances of different economic blocs and countries are posing a threat to chances of a deal in Durban.
A rural development project in Nkandla, chaired by President Zuma, has drawn fire for being ill-conceived and for allegedly bullying government.
The Kyoto Protocol once again took centre stage at this week’s round of climate negotiations, indicating that a fight is brewing ahead of COP17.
A meeting between Vietnam and South Africa revealed that the Vietnamese were completely unaware of the scale of the horn-smuggling racket on its soil.
<strong>Yolandi Groenewald</strong>’s guide to the climate change negotiations will help you steer your way through it like a greenhouse gas expert.
The treaty expires at the end of the year and the pressure is on to negotiate an extension.
Despite the dramatic increase in rhino poaching, "consumer states" such as China, Thailand and Vietnam have not prosecuted one case.
New evidence suggests Karabo, the <i>Australopithecus sediba</i> fossil may have been a vital evolutionary stage in the long ascent of our species.
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/ 2 September 2011
Locals are objecting to prospecting rights granted to a BEE company ‘with no mining experience at all’.
A Stellenbosch engineering firm has been propelled into the limelight as a supplier of spy technology to the Gaddafi dictatorship.
Government has agreed that Australian-listed miner Coal of Africa can proceed with the Vele coal mine.
Foreign ownership of South African land is set for a radical change in terms of the green paper on land reform approved by the Cabinet this week.
Washdays are contaminating our environment, a Water Research Council report has found.
Hotels and guesthouses in Durban are out to make a killing from the United Nation’s climate change conference, COP17.
An international protest against linking
women’s dress to rape is about to hit our streets.
President Jacob Zuma’s family and other intimates are suspected of having close links with the new owners of the embattled Orkney mine.
MalaMala, the world-renowned game reserve, is involved in a land-claim dispute that could determine the future of government’s land-reform programme.
<b>Yolandi Groenewald</b> ditched her car for the Gautrain. Now that she has worked through the issues, she’s in love.
South Africa will fight to ensure that the Kyoto Protocol does not die at COP17 Environment Minister Edna Molewa pledged this week.
Eric Miyeni’s controversial column in the <i>Sowetan</i> attacking <i>City Press</i> editor Ferial Haffajee sparked a domino effect.