With the world on a trajectory to exceed the 1.5°C temperature-rise limit, the call for climate action is stronger than ever, with experts warning that SA is nowhere ready to handle predicted natural disasters in the near future. Speaking at ... Read More

Eskom has started an EIA pro­cess to approve a site for a third nuc­lear power sta­tion for SA, reports the Daily Dispatch. Four months ago, final envir­on­mental author­isa­tion was given for the con­struc­tion of a second nuc­lear power plant for SA ... Read More

Alleged rhino poaching kingpin Dumisani Gwala was shot dead in his home in the Thandizwe area in Manguzi, northern KZN, last week. A TimesLIVE report notes that KZN police spokesperson Captain Ntathu Ndlovu confirmed Gwala’s death. ‘Emanguzi police are investigating ... Read More

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) is considering legal action against municipalities that require sign-off by Engineering Council of SA (Ecsa) members for home solar power systems, according to MyBroadband. The organisation previously put pressure on Eskom to scrap this ... Read More

Minister of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment Willie Aucamp has, by notice in the Government Gazette, extended the public comment period on the ‘Regulations: Exploration and production of onshore petroleum resources’. A Policy Watch report notes that the new deadline ... Read More

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has, by notice in the Government Gazette, announced government’s intention to ban the use of the agricultural remedy Terbufos as of 31 December 2025, notes Policy Watch. Read More

For more than two decades, the people of Amadiba on the Wild Coast have defended their land and livelihoods from externally imposed mega-projects. The landmark 2018 Baleni judgment secured their right to consent to mining, yet the Xolobeni proposal still ... Read More

The Appellate Division of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has dismissed a high-profile appeal filed by civil society organisations (CSOs) that sought to challenge the human rights, environmental and climate risks associated with the East African Crude Oil ... Read More

The High Court of Zambia has dismissed the application by Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited to throw out the constitutional case brought by 176 residents of Kalusale and Chambishi, clearing the way for a hearing of the $80bn petition on ... Read More

Africa’s forest-dwelling hornbills – vital seed-dispersers in the forests of West and Central Africa – have won long-overdue international protection after countries approved a proposal to regulate their global trade. The Mail & Guardian reports that the decision, adopted last ... Read More

President Donald Trump announced the rollback of fuel efficiency and tailpipe emission rules for cars and trucks at a White House event attended by executives from the country’s biggest automakers last week. A report in The Washington Post notes that ... Read More

Expressing concern over the capital's worsening air quality, Delhi High Court last week observed that ‘each of us owns responsibility,’ noting that improving the city's toxic air cannot be left to the government alone. A Times of ... Read More

Zillow, the US’ largest real estate listing site, has removed a feature that allowed people to view a property’s exposure to the climate crisis, following complaints from the industry and some homeowners that it was hurting sales. A report in ... Read More

* The KZN Government needs more than R1bn to get the Drakensberg cable car project off the ground. There is growing scepticism about the future of the ambitious project. Councillors in the Okhahlamba Municipality, one of the key stakeholders in the ... Read More

* Eskom, in con­junc­tion with the Depart­ments of Basic Edu­ca­tion and Elec­tri­city & Energy are installing solar pan­els in spe­cial schools. The move comes after the Sunday Times revealed how these schools were receiv­ing huge, erratic elec­tri­city bills. After the report ... Read More

* More than one thousand fishermen along the False Bay coast are mobilising after the shooting of angler Jody Rademeyer, who was attacked during an alleged hijacking at Sonwabe Beach, Strandfontein Beach last week. He and a friend were ambushed by ... Read More

Teen killed after scaling lion enclosureA Brazilian teenager was mauled to death by a lioness in full view of zoo visitors after scaling a 6m wall and safety fencing and shimmying down a tree into the enclosure, authorities said. Gerson ... Read More

Rehabilitated turtles releasedThe Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre team has released four rehabilitated sub-adult turtles into the De Hoop Marine Protected Area. The significant moment took place last week when Nori, Stella and Pebbles (green turtles) and Cinnamon ... Read More