The threat climate change poses to the oceans could soon be...
After two weeks of COP26 talks in Glasgow, delegates agreed to reduce the use of coal, end “inefficient” fossil-fuel subsidies and boost their climate...
#SONA2021: A fatigued Ramaphosa urges South Africa to march forward together
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on February 11. It was markedly different from previous SONAs. The parliamentary...
South Africa’s increasing water stress requires urgent informed actions
Progress has been made since 2015 on a global scale in terms of increasing access to water of an acceptable quality and to sanitation...
African rainforests need our attention more than ever
Around 2 million km² of Africa is covered by tropical rainforests. They are second only in extent to those in Amazonia, which cover around...
Why Numsa and NUM Hate The New Independent Power Producers Deal
On Wednesday, energy minister Jeff Radebe signed a R55.92 billion contract with 27 independent renewable energy power producers which is set to produce more...
How We Could Have Stopped Climate Change, But Did Not.
In Nathaniel Rich’s Losing Earth he accounts for the past failures of politicians and others to stop climate change. Looking back at 1979, Rich...
South African floods wreaked havoc because people are forced to live...
Rapid urbanisation and government failure to deliver adequate housing are among the driving forces behind the proliferation of informal settlements across South African cities...
Mozambique Battles Cholera In The Aftermath Of Cyclone Idai
The damage from Cyclone Idai is still growing. The cyclone is labeled the deadliest storm to hit Mozambique in the last 30 years, according...
How Cape universities are planning for water restrictions and #DayZero
Universities in Cape Town have a predicament on their hands. They have to somehow facilitate thousands of students on their premises in a time...
Climate change is not what South Africans see as their main...
Climate change is a major threat to food production, and is displacing people and increasing the risks to health globally. Addressing climate change requires...
When The People Of Kerala Refused To Let The City Drown
They were the heaviest rains the city had seen in nearly a century. More than 5.4 million people from the Indian state of Kerala...
Here’s How Plastic Is Destroying Our Ocean
On June 5th, World Environment Day was celebrated. It marks the day on which the United Nations (UN) uses to encourage awareness and action...
“Don’t send water to Cape Town, send money”
Social media has been flooded with images of water bottles stacked around, waiting to be sent down to help the residents of Cape Town...
The streets are meaner in Joburg but greener in Durban
A recent tweet threw out some data shattering commonly held beliefs about which cities have the most trees. And it turns out, Joburg isn’t...
Don’t be a fossil fool: how South Africa’s coal addiction is...
Ahead of their three-day long campaign against fossil fuels and its impact on people’s livelihood, climate change organisation, 350.org held a press briefing to detail the...
Earthquakes in Syria: “There is no time to waste in reaching...
According to the latest estimates, the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria have killed more than 35,000 people and injured tens of thousands more....
COP26: Africa’s challenges must steer the climate change conference
The 26th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, popularly known as COP26, is happening at a...
Not just Cape Town – How SA faces a bleak water...
The Institute for Security Studies released a report on Monday detailing how the water crisis in South Africa is much bigger than Cape Town....
Day Zero Preparations Could Have A Severe Ecological Impact
The City of Cape Town has managed to push back Day Zero, the moment when municipal water supply would be cut for most households...
Storm wreaks havoc in Durban
Durban is currently experiencing severe thunderstorms. Heavy downpours, hail and gale force winds which have flooded roads and damaged buildings.Â
Update 5:The KZN department of...
