September 25, 2023
South Africa: Downpours and Gales Wreak Havoc Across Western Cape Over Long Weekend
'I'm not sure where we're going to sleep tonight, everything, including the bed, is soaked' said a 7de Laan resident in Sandvlei, Cape Town. Read more »
South Africa: Cape of Storms - Capturing the Wild Weather From Kalk Bay to Simon's Town
The Western Cape coast has yet again lived up to its reputation as the Cape of Storms, bearing the brunt of the wild weather on Sunday night, 24 September 2023. Rainfall and strong… Read more »
September 22, 2023
South Africa: Cape Town Opens New Public Participation Process On Historic Pumping of Sewage Into the Ocean
Following complaints over a 2015 public participation process on Cape Town's pumping of sewage into the ocean, the City is once again taking public comments on the controversial… Read more »
South Africa: Activists Say 'No More Soft Approach' to Climate Change, Need More From Standard Bank
Climate protesters held a three-day campout at the Standard Bank Headquarters in Rosebank, Johannesburg, which ended in activists being removed by the police. Read more »
September 20, 2023
South Africa: Climate Change Should Factor in the 2024 Election As El Niño Heads South Africa's Way
Science writer Leonie Joubert and climatology professor Coleen Vogel joined Our Burning Planet journalist Julia Evans in an invigorating discussion on how we can leverage the… Read more »
South Africa: Commission Warns of Water Supply 'Disaster' in KwaZuluy-Natal Unless Municipalities Tackle Maintenance, Corruption
The commission's warning serves as a further wake-up call to municipalities and water utilities over the crumbling state of water supply and reticulation in several parts of the… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Residents Pick Up Pieces After Fiery Spring Storm and Lightning Strikes Wreak Havoc
On Tuesday night, parts of Gauteng province were struck by severe storms, resulting in uprooted trees, property damage, and power outages in the affected areas. The night's most… Read more »
South Africa: Climate Activists, Journalist Ejected From Standard Bank HQ As Anti-Fossil Fuel Protest Turns Chaotic
A protest at Standard Bank's headquarters in Johannesburg on Tuesday descended into chaos when a group of human rights and climate activists, as well as a Daily Maverick… Read more »
September 17, 2023
South Africa: Johannesburg Hospitals Struggle to Keep Wards Clean in Ongoing Water Crisis
On Sunday afternoon, 17 September 2023, relatives of patients brought water in bottles along with food for their loved ones admitted to the Helen Joseph Hospital in Auckland Park… Read more »
South Africa: Nonprofit Organisation Leads the Charge to Flush Pit Latrines Out of Schools
Breadline Africa, in partnership with investment banker Mark Barnes, is raising R156-million to replace dangerous pit toilets at 240 schools in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. Read more »
September 14, 2023
South Africa: Climate Activists Add Electricity Minister to List of Respondents in Environmental Impact Case
Civic and climate organisations have expanded their court application against several stakeholders involved in approving 1,500MW of coal-fired power. The case was filed in 2021,… Read more »
September 13, 2023
South Africa: Cape's Missing Great White Shark Mystery Solved, With Implications for Cross-Border Conservation
When two orcas arrived in False Bay, Cape Town, great white shark sightings dropped dramatically. Eight years later, the sharks still haven't returned. Read more »
September 12, 2023
Africa: Four Nations Line Up to 'Rewild' Massive Herd of 'Homeless' Rhinos
In what will likely be the world's largest mass translocation of rhinos, conservation groups are planning to move 300 rhinos a year for the next 10 years to locations across South… Read more »
South Africa: Conserving and Rewilding John Hume's Rhinos May Cost R1bn or More
The purchase of pachyderm patriarch John Hume's 2,000 white rhinos and his breeding project by African Parks for an undisclosed sum was likely just the tip of the expenditure… Read more »
September 11, 2023
South Africa: Claims of Animal Abuse Swirl Around Long, Murky Probe Into Death of South African Giraffes in Brazil
The unusual cargo of 18 giraffes that landed in Brazil in 2021 has resulted in a years-long scandal, shrouded in police investigations and allegations of animal mistreatment after… Read more »
South Africa: Karpowership Game Ranch 'Donation' Raises New Stink Over Green Offset Schemes
KwaZulu-Natal's official custodian of nature conservation has stepped into a pungent quagmire after entering into a provisional agreement that involves the 'donation' of a 1,784… Read more »
September 04, 2023
South Africa: Herd of 2,000 African Rhinos Get a Last-Minute 'Lifeline' in Major Purchase and Rewilding Project
When John Hume put his 2,000 rhino up for auction in April, he didn't receive a single bid. On Monday night, the NGO African Parks announced it would purchase the world's largest… Read more »
August 31, 2023
South Africa: West Coast Registers Record-Breaking Maximum Temperatures in August
The minimum and maximum temperatures for the upcoming spring and early summer in South Africa are expected to be above the normal average, with a number of all-time maximum… Read more »
August 30, 2023
South Africa: UPL Chemical Inferno 'More Than Doubles' Risk for Heart Disease and Lung Cancer in Parts of Durban
Thousands of people living in the immediate vicinity of the former UPL chemicals warehouse in Durban face twice to three times the risk of developing heart and lung diseases… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Africa: Renewable Energy Focus Could Steer Brics Towards Formation of Powerful Climate Club
BRICS could be the catalyst for a new global alliance to power solutions to the world's climate crisis. Read more »
August 23, 2023
South Africa: Rapidly Worsening Ecological Condition of Dams is Likely to Eclipse Rolling Blackouts
In the absence of a well-funded, properly informed and cohesive strategic plan for South African reservoir limnology, misinformation will remain a problem, old findings will be… Read more »
South Africa: 'It's All Top-Down' - Activists Hammer Brics On Human Rights and Environment
Activists and scholars say the BRICS bloc is not working-class friendly and will further the status quo instead of providing a viable alternative. Read more »
August 21, 2023
South Africa: How to Grow Rhinos in a Lab - the Science That Could Save Endangered Species
Efforts to save one species can provide scientific knowledge that enables us to save other creatures in need. Read more »
August 14, 2023
South Africa: UN Representative Calls On SA to Move Beyond Harmful Apartheid Pesticide Laws
A special mission to South Africa by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights has expressed deep concern for the continuing legacy of environmental racism… Read more »
South Africa: How Rising Temperatures Threaten Farmworkers in Northern Cape, Country's Sunniest Province
With the El Niño event that is likely to see temperatures reach ever greater heights, scientists and experts are cautioning that the agricultural sector and its workers need… Read more »