South Africa: 'I Stared the Fire in Its Eyes' - - Residents Recall Ordeals As Fight Against Kouga Blazes Continues

Residents in Kouga faced terrifying fire ordeals, with rapid evacuations and heartbreaking losses. Community support shone as brave neighbours helped one another escape, showcasing… Read more »

South Africa: Wetter Skies to Ease Heat in 2026 but Raise Flood Risk Across SA's Interior Provinces

Much of South Africa could experience above-normal rainfall and days that are not as hot as usual in 2026. Read more »

South Africa: DA Infighting Escalates As Aucamp Reports George to Public Protector for 'Possible Abuse of State Resources'

Environment Minister Willie Aucamp's complaint is the latest incident in a battle between camps within the DA, which looks set to destabilise the party's leadership ahead of its… Read more »

South Africa: Brixton's Waste Warriors - - Turning Trash Into Opportunity and Resilience

In Brixton, waste reclaimers tackle illegal dumping, collaborating with residents to transform trash into opportunities and promoting environmental justice and community… Read more »

South Africa: Desperate Situation Sees Swellendam Community Rally to Confront Water Crisis

As Swellendam faces severe water restrictions due to dwindling supplies, residents unite to address the ongoing crisis. Read more »

South Africa: Tiny Defenders - SA's Forgotten Frogs Matter As Much As Its Rhinos

New conservation report highlights focus on the protection of lesser-known species that are critical to ecosystem health. Read more »

South Africa: As 23 Lion Carcasses Turned to Ash, SA's Commitment to End Captive Breeding Hangs in Balance

A blaze consuming nearly half a tonne of lion remains exposed both the cruelty of the captive-breeding industry and the political turmoil threatening to revive it. Read more »

South Africa: Rabies Case in Eastern Cape Seal Prompts Caution From Experts

A confirmed rabies case among seals off Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape has experts sounding the alarm, warning beachgoers to admire these playful creatures from a safe distance. Read more »

South Africa: Simon's Town Is About to Lose Its Baboons, a Brave Funder Can Save Them

The southern Peninsula's baboons are one decision away from survival or disappearance, even when a scientifically grounded, ethically defensible and ultimately inevitable solution… Read more »

South Africa: Brace Yourself for a Storm-Lashed December, With Extreme Weather Expected to Intensify

As thunderstorms rage across South Africa, December promises extreme weather -- hail, floods and relentless rain. Read more »

South Africa: Death or Caged Future for Many Baboons As Cape Town Adopts Controversial Plan

Cape Town has finalised a R27m plan to relocate baboon troops into sanctuaries and behind fences, but animal welfare groups walked out of the announcement meeting, accusing… Read more »

South Africa: With Another Ministerial Change, Will Fishers' Voices Still Be Ignored?

Fishers fear yet another ministerial change will further delay the long-overdue review of the Marine Living Resources Act of 1998, a process intended to rectify historical… Read more »

South Africa: Overberg Renosterveld Trust and Actor John Kani Honoured By WWF

A small Western Cape NGO, the Overberg Renosterveld Trust received the WWF Living Planet Award in recognition of its fight to save a critically endangered ecosystem, while the… Read more »

South Africa: Can SA Maintain Its Climate Influence Without Its Environment Minister At COP30?

In the wake of Environment Minister Dion George's dismissal from office during COP30, for the first time South Africa is not being represented by a head of state at the annual… Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng Hit By Level 9 Storm As Amnesty Report Highlights Increasing Flood Risks in SA

A Level 9 storm tore through Gauteng over the weekend, uprooting trees, flooding roads and plunging neighbourhoods into darkness. The deluge came in the wake of an Amnesty… Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Reserve Wants Something No One Else in South Africa Wants - Elephants

Elephants confined in fenced spaces are an ecological and economic challenge, but removing the species also has consequences. At a time when virtually no one in South Africa wants… Read more »

South Africa: Dion George Fired, Willie Aucamp Appointed Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister

The President has also announced that Alexandra Abrahams will serve in the position of Deputy Minister for the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. Read more »

Africa: COP30 Kicks Off With Donor Nations Served With 'Invoice' for Climate Finance

The COP of 'implementation' and 'truth' has opened in the Amazon with leaders demanding definitive action over aspirational climate policy. The outgoing COP29 president raised the… Read more »

South Africa: Eastern Cape Launches Pioneering Oceans Economy Blueprint for Maritime Growth

The Eastern Cape has become the first province to launch a dedicated Oceans Economy Satellite Account, a data-driven blueprint mapping the province's total maritime potential… Read more »

South Africa: Part 2 - The New Minerals Rush to Save the Planet From Mining's Legacy

As our planet burns, the race to 'net zero emissions' is on to save the planet. And this path begins with underground ore. Read more »

South Africa: How Global Cops Force Poor Nations to Pay Interest On a Crisis Created By Rich Capital

The greedy people who destroyed the environment and spent billions on climate misinformation will fix it for us again, as long as we shake and dilute them a bit with public funds. Read more »

South Africa: Nationwide Plastic Ban and Waste Management Reforms Will Reclaim SA's Environment

This measure is a low-cost, high-visibility opportunity to clean up our beaches and rivers for tourism and health. Read more »

South Africa: New Research Highlights Dramatic Decline in Global Biomass of Wild Mammals

The number of wild creatures is dwindling as the ones we have domesticated grow ... and grow. Read more »

Africa: If Threatened and Ignored Congo Basin Rainforests Vanish, 'Africa Is Not Viable'

Conservationists are trying to pull the Congo Basin's plight out of the shadows and into the light of scientific research. Conservationist Lee White says it is Africa's beating… Read more »

South Africa: SA Pushes Debt Sustainability, Green Financing and Disaster Response Before G20 Summit

A month before South Africa hosts the first G20 Leaders' Summit on African soil, the country is pushing key issues of debt sustainability and the cost of capital, mobilising… Read more »