December 22, 2023
South Africa: Relentless Blaze Lays Siege Across Simon's Town for Third Consecutive Night, Scarborough Evacuates
The wildfire that was sparked on the mountain slopes of Castle Rock, south of Simon's Town hurtled towards Scarborough via Plateau Road on Thursday evening, fuelled by a raging… Read more »
December 17, 2023
South Africa: Govt Releases 'Draft Strategy' to Reduce Annual 10 Tonnes of Food Losses and Waste
Just in time for COP28's emphasis on the huge role of food systems in the climate crisis, a 'strategy' from South Africa's environment ministry outlines a long-overdue plan to… Read more »
South Africa: A Transformative Parliament Is a Key Instrument to Drive Climate Change Action
At the 28th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), many highlighted the role of parliaments in the response to climate… Read more »
December 14, 2023
Africa: 'Delusionists and Illusionists' - COP28 Presents Empty Platitudes and More Hot Air
We are all part of a self-perpetuating cycle of consumption and profit, driven by those with wealth and unquestioningly endorsed by people who have not considered their role in… Read more »
Africa: A Mixed Bag - COP28 Made Progress On Some Key Areas While Neglecting Others
After running a day behind schedule, COP28 has finally concluded. On Wednesday, delegates adopted a final text that -- for the first time -- mentioned a transition away from fossil… Read more »
December 12, 2023
South Africa: Cholera Case Confirmed in Nelson Mandela Bay - Sewage Spill May Be the Cause
A case of cholera has been confirmed in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro and while the municipality insisted that the drinking water is safe, it said on Monday that the affected woman… Read more »
December 06, 2023
South Africa: Great Whites May Finally Be Creeping Back Into False Bay After Lengthy Absence
Great white sharks, mysteriously absent from False Bay for years, have in the past few weeks been seen there on six occasions. It may be cause for cautious celebration and a… Read more »
Africa: Antarctica Lawyers Up - Hopes for a Legal Revolution to Defend Earth's Vast Southern Wilderness
Global experts unite at COP28 to grant the world's greatest deep freeze far-reaching rights equal to humans. Read more »
December 05, 2023
South Africa: Official Reports Reveal Massive Scale of Country's Water Crisis
Three separate audit reports have laid bare how one of the country's most precious resources is being fouled by sewage and other effluents, wasted through pipe leakages or… Read more »
December 04, 2023
South Africa: Better Late Than Never - DTIC Finally Releases Electric Vehicle White Paper
Trade and industry minister, Ebrahim Patel, says jobs are a huge concern but that South Africa needs to get on the road to a greener future. It's high time because Naamsa has… Read more »
South Africa: It's Code Red On the Water Quality of Beaches Around Cape Town Ahead of Peak Holiday Season
Data from the City of Cape Town's website has shown continuously 'poor' water quality at a number of the city's most popular beaches. Read more »
December 03, 2023
South Africa: Cape Town Set to Purify Treated Sewage Water for Drinking Purposes
The City of Cape Town is trying to reduce reliance on rainfall by implementing water reuse and reclamation technologies. This comes as mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis warns of a risk that… Read more »
November 30, 2023
Africa: COP28 - Humans of All Faiths (And No Faith) Have a Limited Window of Opportunity to Act On the Climate Crisis
A crucial global meeting is being held from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in Dubai: the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -… Read more »
South Africa: Oil-Soaked Climate Summit Disaster Looms - - Thanks Partly to Elite South African Self-Interest
Will COP28 contribute to worsening the climate catastrophe? With climate imperialists and sub-imperialists like Kerry, Al Jaber and Creecy in the lead, how could it not? Read more »
Africa: As UAE COP28 Agenda Raises Scepticism, African Scientists Call for End to New Fossil Fuel Exploration Scramble
African scientists, experts and some global climate policy leads have called for an ambitious goal-setting COP28 as negotiations start in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30… Read more »
November 27, 2023
South Africa: Western Cape Braced for Worst Fire Season in Eight Years
A fire on Saturday night in Peck's Valley above Muizenberg, Cape Town, burnt about 60-100 hectares of mountainside, heralding the beginning of the fire season in the Western Cape,… Read more »
November 26, 2023
South Africa: Durban Tries to Hide Crappy Sea Water Quality Results As Holiday Season Beckons
The latest transparency blunder, which involves dangerously high E. coli levels, is not the first time the eThekwini Municipality has sought to conceal poor results. Read more »
November 22, 2023
South Africa: What South Africa Will Tell the World At COP28
Briefing the portfolio committee on forestry, fisheries and the environment, Environment Minister Barbara Creecy and deputy director-general of climate change and air quality… Read more »
November 20, 2023
South Africa: 'Mister President, Our Biggest Problem Here Is Water,' Hammanskraal Residents Tell Ramaphosa
Parched community members urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to fix water the ongoing supply issues in the area. Read more »
November 14, 2023
South Africa: 'No Ongoing Crisis,' Says City of Tshwane, Even Though Hammanskraal Tap Water Still Unfit for Drinking
In the aftermath of the cholera outbreak in May centred on Hammanskraal that claimed more than 20 lives, there are lingering concerns about the quality of water supplied to the… Read more »
South Africa: Happy Tomato and Tadpole Tales Don't Tell the Full Story of UPL River Devastation
Anyone reading the latest corporate news bulletin from the UPL agrochemicals group is very likely to gain the impression that the ecology is looking peachy, recovering rapidly… Read more »
November 12, 2023
South Africa: 'Devastating' Death of Dozens of Migrating Birds Points to Coming Climate Change Havoc - Experts
After a drastic change in weather last week, birds were found dead across the country, highlighting the ecological cascade climate change will bring. Read more »
November 08, 2023
Africa: Plastic, Plastic Everywhere - Decades of Talking Move Closer to Global Action
Governments are meeting in Nairobi next week to craft a new global treaty on plastic pollution before the end of 2024. It aims to have an emphasis on reducing plastic pollution of… Read more »
November 05, 2023
Africa: Big Shortfall in Climate Funding Needed By Developing Countries Is 'Hugely Worrying' - UNEP
The funding developing countries need to deal with the present impacts of climate change (adaptation finance) is 50% bigger than previously thought, with Unep estimating the… Read more »
November 02, 2023
Southern Africa: Southern Africa At Increased Risk of Being Hit By Powerful Category 5 Cyclones, Experts Warn
Climate experts warn that with the way the southern African region has been warming, a Category 5 tropical cyclone landing could not be ruled out - and that should this happen, the… Read more »