March 18
South Africa: Ndumo Game Reserve Facing Mounting Pressure Amid Fight for Sustainable Conservation
Daily Maverick
Ndumo's history reveals the challenges of integrating biodiversity conservation with impoverished local communities' needs, rights and values, and maintaining that conservation in… Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa's Signing Into Law the Climate Change Act [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa's promulgation into law the badly needed Climate Change Act. Read more »
Somalia: Sodma Commissioner Inaugurates the Somalia Drought Risk Reduction Conference in Nairobi
Radio Dalsan
The Somalia Drought Risk Reduction Conference officially commenced today, with Commissioner Mohamuud Moallim leading the opening ceremony. Read more »
South Africa: Court Limits Fishing to Protect African Penguins
GroundUp
By agreement between all parties pelagic fishing permits must be amended within 14 days to protect six key penguin breeding areas Read more »
South Africa: Families Charged R5 to Use Mobile Toilets in Dunoon
GroundUp
Residents of informal settlement say they are forced to pay to use stolen toilets Read more »
Kenya: WASREB to Shut Unregistered Water Kiosks After April 28
Capital FM
The Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) has ordered all small-scale water service providers to register with the board by April 28. Read more »
South Africa: Jail or Fines Coming for Sewage Pollution of Waterways, Deputy Minister Warns Municipal Officials
Daily Maverick
'Once you know you're going to jail, maybe your sense of urgency will be awakened,' says Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation Sello Seitlholo. Read more »
South Africa: 'Doesn't Have Teeth' - Experts Voice Concern About Deferral of 'Key' Clauses in Climate Change Act
Daily Maverick
The Climate Change Act, South Africa's most comprehensive legislative framework for climate action, has come into operation but certain significant sections of the Act were… Read more »
March 17
South Africa: Severe Storm Warning Alert for KwaZulu-Natal - South African News Briefs - March 17, 2025
allAfrica
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Eswatini: Antivenom Push Saves Lives From Snake Bites in Eswatini
SciDev.Net
In the village of Siphocosini, Eswatini, Clement Tsabedze still remembers the moment that nearly took his life. Read more »
South Africa: Joburg's Failing Water Infrastructure a Result of Poor Prioritisation, Not Lack of Funds
Daily Maverick
Extravagant councillor lunches should be sacrificed to ensure that everyone in Johannesburg receives their constitutional right to water, not the other way around. Read more »
South Africa: Lost Fynbos Seeds From Underground 'Time Capsules' in South Africa Can Grow Again - New Study [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found to contain fynbos seeds that are alive. These seed banks are natural storage areas in the soil… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Has Moved People Into Model 'Green' Villages - Is Life Better There? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
After the devastating 1994 genocide, Rwandans returning from the violence established homes and began farming where they could find land. Read more »
South Africa: Value of African Penguins Should Not Be Ignored
GroundUp
Island closures are painted as an economic cost to the fishing industry, but losing African Penguins will cost us dearly Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe to Benefit From Multi-Million Tobacco Waste Processing Plant
The Herald
A new multimillion-dollar tobacco waste processing plant in Harare, backed by an Indian investor, is set to significantly boost the country's economy and provide additional income… Read more »
Uganda: NWSC Managing Director Inspects Kagera Water Project, Calls for Quality and Collaboration
Nile Post
The Kagera Water Project is nearing completion, with National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Managing Director Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha urging patriotism and collaboration to… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Can Become a World Leader in Clean and Climate Resilient Industries [opinion]
Daily Trust
Bold climate plans can drive Nigeria's economic take-off, improving living standards, and delivering massive benefits for people, businesses, and the economy. Read more »
March 16
Africa: The First Fossil Thrips in Africa - This Tiny Insect Pest Met Its End in a Volcanic Lake 90 Million Years Ago [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Thrips are tiny insects - their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they cause to crops is anything but small. A 2021… Read more »
Africa: Women Leaders Tackle South Africa's Growing Water Crisis
Daily Maverick
While South Africa's water crisis deepens, women are leading the charge by driving research, policy and community-based solutions to secure water resilience. From self-supply… Read more »
South Africa: SA in the Throes of a Sodden Summer, Marked By Widespread Flooding and Infrastructure Damage
Daily Maverick
Much of South Africa has been battered by relentless rainfall and flooding since the start of the year. Read more »
Liberia: Community Based Forest Group Extols Impact of UNDP Forestry Project
New Republic
Beneficiaries of the Community Based Forest Management Project (CBFM) supported by UNDP with funding from Sweden in Kailahunand Lukasu in Lofa County, have expressed that the… Read more »
Nigeria: Tackling Climate Change, Heat Waves in Nigeria - Urgent Actions Needed
Leadership
Climate change is the long-term shift in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts can be natural due to changes in the sun's activity or significant volcanic eruptions… Read more »
March 14
South Africa: Nine MPs Fined for Undeclared Financial Interests - South African News Briefs - March 14, 2025
allAfrica
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Ghana: Climate Crisis in Northern Ghana - 2.6m People to Migrate South By 2050 ...If Temp Trend Continues - Research
Ghanaian Times
About 2.6million people are projected to migrate down south from northern Ghana by 2050 if the current temperature trends continue, researchers have warned. Read more »
Liberia: Government Pledges Fresh Funding for Coastal Defense Project
Liberian Investigator
The Liberian government has renewed its commitment to funding the long-stalled Monrovia Metropolitan Climate Resilience Project, a crucial initiative designed to combat coastal… Read more »
