South Africa gets a seat at the table of a new...
South African Emmy award-winning cinematographer and director Lee Doig has collaborated with acclaimed international filmmakers to produce A Seat At The Table. The series...
Why climate action needs climate finance
The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) was one of the major announcements that emerged from COP26. This is a partnership between France, Germany, United...
November 15 2022 is Day of the 8 Billion
On November 15, the United Nations is going to be marking Day of Eight Billion. This is because the world’s population is projected to...
The Cape Town Water Crisis and the ever-increasing reality of climate...
Cape Town is fast approaching its Day Zero, when residential taps will run dry. The water shortage doesn’t just affect its residents - it...
You don’t have to go vegan, but here are 5 reasons...
It's a popular misconception that veganism is a diet. It's not. Veganism is a lifestyle which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible...
Climate change deconstructed
Climate change's damage to the planet by climate change is on its way to being irreversible. Yet governments and large corporations continue to do...
PART TWO: Zero Interest in net-zero, Atlantis community members say
The construction of a solar plant in Atlantis is one of the City of Cape Town’s (COCT) many projects to depend less on our...
Six ways you can prepare for the #CapeStorm
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) announced that a strong cold front will hit the Western Cape on the evening of 6 June. The...
COP27 explained by experts: what is it and why should I care?
COP27 is the 27th Conference of the Parties (countries) that signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The convention was...
Vanessa Nakate writes her story in “A Bigger Picture”
Vanessa Nakate is writing her story for herself and for thousands of other young people on the African continent. In A Bigger Picture, Nakate...
How South Africa can get communities involved in conserving coastal and...
Protected areas, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, are clearly defined geographical spaces set aside to conserve nature, ecosystem services and...
Why the Mother City can’t accommodate its own football clubs
The City of Cape Town have expressed surprise at Cape Town City F.C. (CTCFC) coach Benni McCarthy’s statement of outrage regarding the team's upcoming...
Dear Young Person
Every year on the 16th of June we commemorate Youth Day, but hardly in the way it was intended.
On 16 June 1976, students in...
South Africa Does Not Need The Help of Israel To Solve...
A number of articles have been written by Zionists telling Capetonians they would have water had they taken help from Israel. An editorial in...
The ‘Save Water’ Mascot Is A Lot
The Department of Water and Sanitation along with five other organisations revealed the #SaveWater mascot called Splash on Thursday. This was part of the...
9 Changes You Can Make To Be More Environmentally-Conscious
The way you live has a profound impact on the environment. It affects the weather, the quality of air you breathe, the survival of...
22 South African Civil Society Organisations Call on Advertising and Public...
This Human Rights Day, a coalition of 22 organisations is calling on South African PR and advertising agencies to decline future work from fossil...
Why South Africa should introduce mandatory labelling for fast foods
Nutrition-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases, remain a serious health issue. In the near future, these diseases are likely to...
Difficult Conditions Ahead For SA Farmers
Farmers across South Africa are warning the government they might not survive the current drought gripping South Africa.
What is a drought?
Defining the particular circumstances...
Cyclone Idai: Tough Press Laws Hinder Reporting From Mozambique
Cyclone Idai has devastated Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. The cyclone hit Mozambique's second-largest port city of Beira on March 14 before it had...
