South Africa: Gauteng Water Supply Dwindles Due to Power Cuts - South African News Briefs - January 17, 2023

Gauteng Follows Cape Town in Water Scarcity Due to Power Cuts, Rising Temperatures Read more »

South Africa: Police Restore Calm Following Protest in Johannesburg CBD - South African News Briefs - January 16, 2023

 Police Restore Calm Following Protest in Johannesburg CBD Read more »

South Africa: Eskom Welcomes Tariff Hike Amid Outrage - South African News Briefs - January 13, 2023

Eskom Welcomes 18.56% Tariff Hike as Nation Faces Stifled Economy, Unemployment Risks Read more »

South Africa: South African Researchers Break New Ground in TB Vaccine Research - South African News Briefs - January 12, 2023

South African Researchers Bring Hope for Developing New TB Vaccines Read more »

South Africa: Eskom Ramps Up Planned Power Cuts - South African News Briefs - 11 January, 2023

Eskom Escalates Power Cuts to Stage 6 Read more »

South Africa: Western Cape Sets Plans to Move Away from Load Shedding - South African News Briefs - January 4, 2023

Major Plans Ahead to Move Western Cape Away from Load Shedding, Premier Claims Read more »

South Africa: Racist Attack at Holiday Resort Caught on Video - South African News Briefs - December 27, 2022

EFF Visits Holiday Resort Where Viral Racial Incident Was Filmed Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Electricity Crisis - The Time For Renewables is Now #AfricaClimateCrisis

I have never felt this frustrated and helpless until these regular 19 hour power cuts that have been plaguing Harare and my neighborhood for the past few weeks. Read more »

South Africa: Army Deployed at Power Stations Amid Energy Crisis - South African News Briefs - December 19, 2022

Deployment of Army at Power Stations a Sign of Greater Crisis? Read more »

South Africa: Parts of South Africa Damaged By Heavy Rains, More Coming

Residents of Johannesburg and Cape Town are struggling to cope with the aftermath of severe flooding that has left many people destitute. The heavy rainfall, which included thunder… Read more »

South Africa: Energy Crisis Mounts as Country Faces More Intense Power Cuts - South African News Briefs - December 8, 2022

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South Africa: Court Reserves Judgment in Oil Giant's Seismic Survey Case #AfricaClimateCrisis

The Eastern Cape High Court has reserved judgment in the leave to appeal application by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Impact Africa and Shell, Engineering News… Read more »

Africa: Oil Giants Eye South African Coasts as Fuel, Climate Crises Merge

French energy giant TotalEnergies is preparing to submit its final application for approval to drill up to five wells for oil or gas between Cape Town and Cape… Read more »

South Africa: Oil Giant Shell Returns to Court in New Bid to Push for Seismic Survey #AfricaClimateCrisis

Despite a massive outcry, oil giant Shell has not given up its hopes of seeking to conduct a seismic survey off the ecologically sensitive Wild Coast. Authorisation granted by the… Read more »

South Africa: Zuma Must Return to Prison, Supreme Court of Appeal Says - South African News Briefs - November 21, 2022

Zuma Must Return to Prison, Supreme Court of Appeal Rules Read more »

Africa: Will 'Africa's COP' Define a Sustainable Future or a Past Anchored with Debt?, Asks Vanessa Nakate #AfricaClimateHope

An African COP. That's that COP27 has been called, but has it lived up to its name? Vanessa Nakate has shared how the conference can ensure it walks a path that adheres to… Read more »

Africa: Blowing Hot Air - How Top Emitters are Doing on their Energy Transitions #AfricaClimateCrisis

Finding sustainable forms of energy is one of the critical global challenges we face when dealing with the climate emergency and that means an urgent move away from fossil fuels. Read more »

South Africa: South African Delegation to UN Questioned on Femicide, Xenophobia - South African News Briefs - November 17, 2022

United Nations Grills South Africa on Corruption, Femicide and Xenophobia Read more »

South Africa: Water Crisis a Greater Threat than Energy Crisis, Infrastructure Group Warns - South African News Briefs - November 11, 2022

Water Crisis to Outpace Energy Crisis, Infrastructure Group Warns Read more »

Africa: Climate Action Must Focus on Decent Work and a Just Transition #AfricaClimateHope

Providing decent jobs, and protecting the rights and futures of workers are levers for climate ambition, says a global trade union confederation Read more »

South Africa: Experts Called to Probe KwaZulu-Natal Quakes - South African News Briefs - November 7, 2022

Experts Called in to Investigate KwaZulu-Natal Earth Tremors Read more »

Africa: Seize this Moment for Africa to Model Net-Zero Development – AFC's Samaila Zubairu

The African Finance Corporation (AFC), has a mission even more critical today than when it was created in 2007 - mobilizing private sector-led infrastructure investment needed to… Read more »

Africa: South Africa Leads the Charge in Nations Transitioning to Renewable Energy Plans

South Africa's journey towards decarbonisation via the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) has been described as one of the major achievements of the 2021 United Nations… Read more »

Africa: Can the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Support Transition Towards Renewables? #AfricaClimateCrisis

Russia provides about 25% of the oil that Europe needs and 45% of its gas imports, according to experts writing for African Arguments. The conflict has highlighted the… Read more »

South Africa: Energy Crisis - President Ramaphosa Announces Action Plan

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a set of actions to respond to South Africa's years-long energy crisis. "The crisis that we are facing requires that we should take bold,… Read more »