Challenging Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination in Black Communities
In South Africa, the month of October has been declared Mental Health Awareness Month with the objective of not only educating the public about...
SA student catches the UN’s attention with ocean pollution poster
A South African student’s poster was selected as part of an international design project to raise global awareness about the dangers of extensive plastic...
In Photos: Gauteng Celebrates The Jacaranda Season
Every year from late September to November some of the trees in Johannesburg and Pretoria turn a vivid lavender. That's when we bid farewell...
Tonight’s Supermoon is going to be really cool, if we get...
The night of the 31st of January is going to be a very interesting one: A Super Blue Moon is going to rise over...
Solar plant outside Cape Town is one step towards carbon reduction...
The city of Cape Town (COCT) plans to go off-grid by no longer being on Eskom’s electrical grid. One solar plant at a time,...
Pensioner Johannes Mamogale is an active small-scale farmer supporting his family
Johannes Mamogale (80) started his vegetable garden after he was retrenched 20 years ago. In the beginning, farming was all about putting food on...
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...
‘Planet Earth II’ balances wonder with grave warnings
Ten years after the breathtakingly beautiful Planet Earth, BBC Earth has brought its sequel to life, and it’s a series that, unlike its predecessor,...
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...
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...
Five African animals you may not know are endangered
Back in 2013, the UN declared 3 March to be World Wildlife Day. The day is about celebrating wildlife and raising awareness about endangered...
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...
An Open Letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa
Dear President Cyril Ramaphosa,
Demand for an emergency sitting of Parliament to deliberate on the recently issued UN report on 1.5°C increase in planetary temperature...
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...
Rating Straws: The Daily Vox Edition
We tried every type of straw at our disposal for the love of turtles. In the past few years, the world has become more...
Other than politicians, these are the snakes you may find in...
Living in the most populated city in South Africa, you’d expect being exposed to potentially dangerous wildlife is something you’d only hear from Americans...
Mining Affected Communities Come Out In Support Of Xolobeni
Tuesday, 24 April marked the second day of the court proceedings between the Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC), the department of mineral resources (DRM), and...
Malawian fishers are killing their livelihood with mosquito nets
Malaria remains a leading killer disease in Southern Africa, with Malawi having one of the highest prevalence rates at 33%, according to the Malaria...
How to recycle clothes in South Africa
The textiles industry is a trillion dollar market. As you’d expect with such a large industry, an enormous amount of waste is produced. Fast...
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...
