US President Donald Trump wasted no time in setting the pace for his administration, using his inauguration and later signing executive orders to firmly set the pace for his pro-Big Oil presidency, notes Legalbrief. Trump once again withdrew the US ... Read More

As lawmakers in Los Angeles ponder legislation and policies to hold big oil responsible for fuelling climate-induced natural disasters after the devastating fires there this month (see story below), South African weather experts warn that SA is likely to experience ... Read More

The families of dozens of illegal mineworkers, whose bodies were recovered from a disused gold mine in Stilfontein, North West, are preparing to sue the government for damages, according to a Saturday Star report. The zama zamas had been trapped ... Read More

The DA’s water & saanitation deputy spokesperson, Stephen Moore, said the party was concerned that Gauteng’s potential day zero was not being taken seriously by its municipalities, Business Day reports. The province’s 11 municipalities are experiencing an ongoing water crisis ... Read More

Although it is a known fact that SA is a water-scarce country, we have taken water for granted for far too long. ‘As the 30th driest country in the world, the scarcity of this natural resource will have a significant ... Read More

The European Union has been urged to clamp down on illegal imports of conflict minerals from the DRC after evidence was found that current regulations had been breached, reports The Guardian. The European bloc has adopted legislation to prevent armed ... Read More

Drone attacks on the hydroelectric Merowe Dam in Sudan's Northern State last week, have damaged power transformers for the second time in a week, leaving the surrounding areas without electricity. A Radio Dabanga report notes that the Sudanese Armed ... Read More

Three men have been arrested for illegal logging in the West Bugwe Central Forest Reserve in Uganda. A Nile Post notes that the National Forestry Authority (NFA) apprehended Kennedy Yolya, Henry Mudambo and Robert Mudambo, aged between 35 and 50 ... Read More

The global risk landscape for 2025 has darkened, with state-based armed conflict and extreme weather key risks to global stability dominating the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Risks Report (GRPS) released last week. A report in The Mercury notes ... Read More

SA’s largest asset manager, Ninety One, is sticking with the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative – a global climate alliance meant to support the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – despite a recent major defection ... Read More

Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors has agreed to pay $1.6bn and plead guilty to deceiving US regulators about the amount of emissions produced by its diesel engines. A BBC News report notes that the truck company will also be banned ... Read More

* A 22-year-old suspect was last week arrested in Hout Bay after police seized abalone worth R188 000 hidden between residential properties. Metro police attached to the Special Operations Unit held an integrated operation with law enforcement and the city's ... Read More

* The body of a suspected poacher was found on a road in the Pretoriuskop section of Kruger National Park (KNP). South African National Parks spokesperson JP Louw said KNP management received a report about the body of the suspected poacher ... Read More

* A KZN man was seriously injured after being trampled by a rhino at a game reserve outside Pietermaritzburg on Monday. Midlands emergency spokesperson Roland Robertson said on arrival, their crew found the man with serious injuries and in a critical ... Read More