WATCH | South Africa government workers strike over pay
Johannesburg – Thousands of public workers in South Africa downed tools on Thursday in a nationwide strike over wages... Read more
10 Nov, 2022
South Africa gets €600 million to support green transition
Johannesburg – South Africa is to receive 600 million euros ($603 million) from France and Germany as part of... Read more
10 Nov, 2022
Nine countries join alliance to boost offshore wind power
Sharm el Sheikh – Nine countries including Britain, Germany, the United States and Japan joined an international alliance on... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
Island nations call for oil tax, anti-fossil fuel treaty at UN summit
Sharm el Sheikh – Small island nations led calls at the UN climate summit Tuesday to tax oil companies’... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
‘Toxic cover-up’: UN draws red line around net zero greenwashing
Sharm el Sheikh – The UN’s chief called Tuesday for an end to a “toxic cover-up” by companies as... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
Global South needs $2 trillion a year to tame, cope with climate
Sharm el Sheikh – Developing and emerging countries – excluding China – need investments well beyond $2 trillion annually... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
Antonio Guterres says rewiring financial system will aid climate-hit nations
Sharm el Sheikh – The world needs to rethink the international financial system to provide debt relief to countries... Read more
8 Nov, 2022
WATCH | Nando’s and Trevor Noah react to Elon Musk and Twitter’s blue tick fee
Cape Town – Nando’s and South African-born comedian Trevor Noah recently reacted to South African billionaire businessman Elon Musk’s... Read more
8 Nov, 2022
Smallholder farmers in Africa and South Asia get $1.4billion climate boost
Sharm el Sheikh – Small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia reeling from global warming impacts got a... Read more
8 Nov, 2022
Black marketeers grease the wheels in CAR’s petrol crisis
Bangui – The Tradex petrol station on Bangui’s Boganda avenue stands deserted, except for a lone goat wandering between... Read more
8 Nov, 2022
