Environmental Friendly

Ramokgopa: SA’s energy future will remain heavily reliant on coal

Johannesburg – South Africa will continue relying heavily on coal for electricity even as Eskom accelerates efforts to reduce... Read more

3 Sep

Countries

South Africa braces for scorching year as powerful El Niño takes hold

Johannesburg – South Africa could be heading for an exceptionally hot period as a strengthening El Niño climate pattern... Read more

1 Sep

Business

‘Things are still going to get worse’: Illegal mining tears into Johannesburg’s infrastructure

Johannesburg – Whole chunks of a once-busy road in Johannesburg have collapsed because of damage caused by the illegal... Read more

1 Sep

Countries

Take me to the river: baptisms in Joburg’s polluted water

A woman watches as a man is baptised in the Klip River in Lenasia. The water foams from sewage... Read more

4 Apr

Business

Mining companies and land rights in SA: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communities

Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba, National University of Lesotho Environmental activists in South Africa have been waging legal battles against the... Read more

19 Mar

Environmental Friendly

African countries at COP28: several big wins and a united voice

Bamidele Olajide, University of Lagos African countries entered the recent COP28 negotiations on climate change in high spirits. Before... Read more

14 Dec, 2023

Countries

Water crisis in SA: damning report finds 46% contamination, 67% of treatment works near to breaking down

Anja du Plessis, University of South Africa A new report by South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation paints... Read more

8 Dec, 2023

Countries

Developing countries must unite – Ramaphosa

Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on G77+China member nations to unite in solidarity, provide mutual support,... Read more

4 Dec, 2023

Business

Africa welcomes its first homegrown green asset exchange

Cape Town – In a groundbreaking development, Africa’s first locally-developed online marketplace for trading environmental assets, the Green Asset... Read more

3 Nov, 2023

Countries