April 16
South Africa: UPL's Cleaned Up Water Is 'Safe to Drink' ... but Not for Their Main Consultant, Thanks
Global agrochemicals producer UPL has applied for permission to pre-treat chemically contaminated stormwater before releasing it into a river that flows into the sea next to… Read more »
South Africa: Angry Polokwane, Seshego Residents Up in Arms Over Water Shortages As Critical Elections Loom
Residents are feeling the pinch as taps run dry in Limpopo's capital and in its biggest township. Read more »
South Africa: SA Needs to Put Our Waste in the 'Proper' Place, Reduce the Production and Extend Its Value
There is no 'away' to send our waste to. If it's not biodegradable and it's not being recycled, re-used or converted into energy (and most of it isn't), then it goes to landfill or… Read more »
April 09
South Africa: SA Weather Service Issues Warnings of Disruptive Rain and Possible Flooding
Extreme weather conditions are expected to continue across South Africa's south and eastern coasts until Wednesday. Read more »
April 07
South Africa: We Need More Diverse Information If Climate Change Is to Be Tackled Effectively
Readers need information from professional journalists that regularly include -- or at least question -- understandings different from the mainstream ones. Read more »
April 03
South Africa: South Africa Among Top Air Polluters On the Continent, NGO Report Finds
A Greenpeace report says South Africa is home to six of the world's 10 largest nitrogen dioxide emission hotspots and nine of Africa's 10 largest nitrogen dioxide point sources. Read more »
April 01
South Africa: South Africa's Multiple Water Crises Cannot Be Resolved By Technical Solutions Alone
Sixty-four percent of the country's sewage and wastewater treatment plants are at 'high or critical' risk of dumping untreated water into rivers and the environment. Read more »
March 27
South Africa: Ramaphosa and Creecy Defend Controversial 'Biodiversity Business' Plan
At the Biodiversity Economy and Investment Indaba in Johannesburg this week, Environment Minister Barbara Creecy and President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted the benefits of their… Read more »
March 20
South Africa: 'Heatwaves Are Going to Get Worse, Like Nothing We've Ever Seen Before' - - SA Climatologist
The oppressive heat that has persisted in parts of South Africa over the past few weeks is neither unusual for this time of year, nor during El Niño. However, climate change… Read more »
March 19
South Africa: Soweto Residents Scrounge for Water Amid Continuing City of Joburg Crisis
The City of Johannesburg's water catastrophe has dragged on for almost three weeks, and Soweto residents say the situation is dire. Read more »
South Africa: How Eastern Cape Women Collect Water
Twenty years ago, the hope for potable water in villages near Port St Johns was sky-high after the municipality provided communal taps -- but for the past seven years, the taps… Read more »
March 10
South Africa: Full of Holes - - the Leaky Water Bill Won't Solve SA's Service Delivery Crisis
The National Water and Services Amendment Bill prioritises stricter regulations and fines, but what good are these when millions lack access to clean, running water? These… Read more »
February 29
South Africa: 'Toxic' Medical Waste Dumped Along Wild Coast Had Labels 'Deliberately Removed'
Health investigators have found that medical waste that was dumped along the Eastern Cape's Wild Coast had labels and other identifiers like batch numbers 'deliberately removed'.… Read more »
February 20
South Africa: Inside the Stinking Ship At Cape Town Harbour Carrying 19,000 Cattle to the Middle East
'If the smell in Cape Town CBD was so strong today, can one imagine what the animals have to smell inside the ship?" Read more »
South Africa: Stemming the Tide - Senzo Mchunu Battles Ongoing Water Crisis While Confronting His Party
The provision of potable water could soon be a political issue comparable to load shedding. While some of the problems appear insurmountable, there is evidence that Minister of… Read more »
February 18
South Africa: Fingers Pointed At City of Cape Town for Allegedly Not Maintaining Firebreaks
Residents and fire prevention authorities are concerned that multiple firebreaks in the Cape Peninsula on City of Cape Town and privately owned land were not maintained before the… Read more »
February 15
South Africa: Separating Fact From Convenient Fiction - Recycling Is Not the Silver Bullet Many Believe
Has the phrase 'reduce, reuse, recycle' grabbed your attention? The concept of recycling seems to be at the heart of every conversation around climate action. Read more »
South Africa: Details of SA's Climate Change Response Fund Remain Sketchy
During his 2024 Sona, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a new Climate Change Response Fund which will help pay for infrastructure to make SA more climate resilient. Read more »
South Africa: Lights Finally On in Karoo Towns After Storm Causes Two-Week Power Outage
Eskom restored electricity to Central Karoo towns that had been left with power for almost two weeks after a storm damaged infrastructure. Read more »
South Africa: Spraying of Controversial Herbicide On Vaal River Water Lettuce Begins - Critics Urge Caution
As the invasive water lettuce continues to multiply along the Vaal River, Rand Water has begun an integrated response to halt the growth, spraying herbicide on the plants and… Read more »
December 28, 2023
South Africa: Environmental Champ of the Year - Civil Justice Activist Ferrial Adam
The executive manager of WaterCAN is turning the tide on water security in South Africa. Read more »
South Africa: Environmental Champ of the Year Runners-Up - Kumi Naidoo and Clean Creatives
Activist Kumi Naidoo, the former secretary-general of Amnesty International and executive director of Greenpeace, understands that climate justice and social justice are… Read more »
December 26, 2023
South Africa: Firefighters Stretched to Limit in Fierce Winds, Scramble to Help Hundreds
Relentless firefighting continued for an eighth consecutive day in fierce southerly winds in hot spots around Cape Town, with hundreds of people living in informal settlements… Read more »
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 »