Brazil
latest news & developments
‘Chaos’ at police drug theft attempt
Lt-Colonel Sebola told the Madlanga commission that under instruction from Warrant Officer Rikhotso, Colonel Maluleke and General Kadwa, he was to seize the bakkie carrying the…
Warrant officer Phakula accuses Feroz Khan of orchestrating arrest to derail cocaine bust
Phakula says Khan orchestrated the arrest of four police officials at the scene to shift attention away from the investigation and let the ‘real perpetrators’ walk free
Hawks intercepted Gauteng officers trying to steal cocaine
Hawks arrested four police officers who attempted to steal 999kg of cocaine that arrived in Johannesburg from Brazil
Study: Linking climate change to health doubles support for public action
New research shows that health-based climate messaging significantly increases public support for government action, especially in South Africa where concern over children and…
Madlanga commission hears how 999kg cocaine bust unfolded in Gauteng
The Madlanga commission has heard how the Hawks intercepted nearly a tonne of cocaine shipped from Brazil to Johannesburg in July 2021, after an initial intervention by Gauteng…
“You don’t get what you deserve; you get what you negotiate”
As the global order becomes more multipolar, opportunities for African agency are expanding. Yet these opportunities will only translate into meaningful influence if African…
How sugar’s rise and collapse shaped KZN
Tongaat Hulett, once the pride of the sugar belt and a 134-year-old industrial icon, has collapsed under the weight of mismanagement, scandal and shifting global markets
UPDATED: Komati illustrates the human cost of South Africa’s energy transition
What should have been a model for climate action has become a cautionary tale of what happens when communities are excluded from decisions that reshape their lives
SA binges on lawlessness, impunity
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says South Africa’s tolerance for “just one drink” has become a licence for mass death
Venezuela, proof that fossil fuels are a security curse
Crisis in Caracas should provide impetus for Africa to lead the renewables revolution and shield itself from the chaos of fossil fuel geopolitics
Trump U-turn on G20 as US asks to join summit
‘There should be no bullying of one nation by another. We are all equal’ the president said after Washington warned Pretoria against pursuing a joint G20 leaders’ statement this…
South African climate activist makes a desperate plea for urgent action, kneeling in a protest
Kumi Naidoo, a leading voice for climate justice advocating for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty and fair finance, has been calling for governments to act on the ‘moral…
COP30 launches global forest finance facility amid indigenous rights concerns
Indigenous groups and NGOs caution that the facility risks becoming another top-down market mechanism that benefits investors more than the forests themselves
Congo Basin under-researched and ‘chronically underinvested’, new report says
Deforestation, weak governance and extractive pressures also threaten this vital ecosystem, scientists said in the landmark COP30 report
Climate change is spreading dengue, chikungunya and West Nile virus worldwide
A new COP30 report finds that rising temperatures, extreme weather, evolving pathogens and climate-driven migration are reshaping disease patterns