Two new reports have lifted the lid on the scale of the water crisis in Gauteng, revealing massive financial losses, gaping skills shortages and widespread structural decline. But, writes Legalbrief, the SA Local Government Association (Salga) has warned that prosecuting ... Read More

The first shipment of 1m foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines landed at OR Tambo International Airport on Saturday, marking a significant milestone in SA's efforts to safeguard its livestock industry and rural livelihoods. TimesLIVE notes that, in a joint media ... Read More

The City of Cape Town's baboon management plan is being challenged in court. It includes the removal and relocation of troops, as well as a provision to euthanise any baboon that breaches Constantia Nek or a fence, which is ... Read More

JSE-listed Blu Label Unlimited group subsidiary BluEnergy has been granted a multi-year energy trading licence by Nersa. An IT Web report notes that the company says this marks a regulatory milestone that empowers BluEnergy to deliver renewable energy solutions across ... Read More

Electricity & Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reportedly wants to halt SA’s carbon tax programme. But this would be a short-sighted, costly mistake, argues climate change researcher, Nick Hedly. He explains the tax is premised on the ‘polluter pays’ principle, whereby ... Read More

Lion DNA has been used to successfully prosecute poachers for the first time in the world, it has emerged. A BBC News report notes that wildlife crime experts have only just revealed how they were able to identify the individual ... Read More

At least 6 000 children have been displaced and nearly 29 000 are unable to attend school in the aftermath of Cyclone Gezani, which struck eastern Madagascar on 10 February with winds exceeding 200 km/h. According to a report ... Read More

At least 33 miners have died in a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine in central Nigeria's Plateau state, witnesses have told BBC News. The tragedy is believed to have happened just before sunrise at a ... Read More

Gas company Santos has successfully defended a landmark greenwashing case in Australia in which it was accused of making misleading claims about its net zero plans and being a producer of ‘clean’ energy. A report in The Guardian notes that ... Read More

An excruciatingly painful tropical disease called chikungunya can now be transmitted by mosquitoes across most of Europe, a study has found. A report in The Guardian notes that higher temperatures due to the climate crisis mean infections are now possible ... Read More

Air pollution from home wood burning is estimated to lead to 8 600 premature deaths in the US each year, according to research. A report in The Guardian notes that just 2% of US homes use wood for primary heating ... Read More

* A viral video showing a man selling a live snake at the corner of Swartklip and Spine roads has prompted an investigation by CapeNature. The footage shows the large reptile being handled and offered for sale in what appears to ... Read More

* It has been four days since a mud rush incident trapped five mineworkers 890m underground at Ekapa Minerals’ Joint Shaft in Kimberley. What began as a routine shift for the mineworkers earlier this week turned into a crisis when water ... Read More

* NGO Masifundise is calling for the reversal of drastic cuts to small-scale fishing permits, warning that the reduction threatens food security and livelihoods. This comes after the DFFE’s decision to slash the number of linefish boats from 547 to just ... Read More

Sponges named after SA scientistsThree South African researchers have been honoured by having new marine species named after them. This has been jointly highlighted by the DFFE and the National Research Foundation’s South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON). The NRF ... Read More

Bonded vultures reuniteSeparated in the hope that they would pair with males and contribute to a threatened species, two bonded female Cape vultures refused every suitor presented to them. But just in time for Valentine’s Day, at Shamwari Private Game ... Read More

SCA Zincede Ngokwakho Housing Pty Ltd and Another v Matatiele Local Municipality Judgment: 13 February 2026 Keywords: Mineral rights – Holder of mining right entitled to access to property for mining operations – Land owner obliged to allow access – ... Read More