The Presidency last week acknowledged SA's deteriorating water situation as a national emergency, outlining a comprehensive strategy to tackle the multi-pronged problem. Making good on President Cyril Ramaphosa's promise to action change in the sector, Water Minister Pemmy ... Read More
SA faces increasing exposure to climate-related risks that could weigh on its economic stability and long-term development, according to a recent assessment by S&P Global Ratings, which underscored both the urgency of climate adaptation and the gaps that remain in ... Read More
Cape Town houses about 10 data centres whose cumulative electricity demand is relatively modest – but this is set to change with the construction of another four much larger data centres in the city. A Daily Maverick report notes that ... Read More
The Western Cape High Court has declared fixed tariff charges in the City of Cape Town’s 2025/26 budget unlawful and invalid, reports News24. The judgment was handed down on Thursday by Judge President Nolwazi Mabindla-Boqwana, alongside Judges André le ... Read More
Forestry, Fisheries & Environment Minister Willie Aucamp has published the Draft Coastal Management Line for the Namaqua National Park in terms of section 25(5), read with section 25(1), of the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 ... Read More
Freedom is not only the right to vote or speak freely, but also the ability to live with dignity. This means having real options: food that is affordable, healthy and produced in ways that do not depend on and promote ... Read More
In SA, a water-scarce country, groundwater is a vital supply for small towns and commercial farming. Writing in an analysis in The Conversation, Surina Esterhuyse, Associate Professor in the Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State, states that ... Read More
A comprehensive study conducted under the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) project has found that climate and disaster risks in The Gambia are not gender-neutral, with women facing the heaviest burden due to structural inequalities in access to resources, decision-making ... Read More
A new baseline study has revealed severe waste management challenges in Ajegunle, Ikorodu, an informal settlement in Lagos State, but highlights strong community readiness to support sustainable solutions. A Premium Times report notes that the study, conducted by the African ... Read More
Improved livestock and fire management across Africa’s rangelands could unlock a major climate opportunity while strengthening livelihoods. Covering nearly 70% of sub-Saharan Africa, these savannas, grasslands and shrublands are often mischaracterised as degraded, notes a Mail & Guardian Online report ... Read More
The Nordic heatwave that pushed temperatures above 30°C in the Arctic Circle in July was part of a record-breaking year that saw abnormal heat sear more than 95% of Europe, a study has found. A report in The Guardian notes ... Read More
After years of UN climate summits rarely even mentioning the words ‘fossil fuels’, 57 countries representing one-third of the world’s economy came to Santa Marta this month to discuss not whether, but how to leave behind the primary driver of ... Read More
Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) opened its first new areas for gas exploration in a decade on 29 April, slashing application fees from $35 815, to $720 in a bid to revive a domestic industry. Two frontier locations in the ... Read More
* Nelson Mandela Bay’s prized Blue Flag beaches are under threat, with a municipal report warning safety and security failures could cost the metro its internationally recognised status at key coastal sites. The report, tabled before council last week, painted a ... Read More
* Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity & Energy has released the list of 26 candidates that it has shortlisted for interviews, to fill vacancies on the board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR). Four of these were candidates for the community ... Read More
* The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber has launched the Baakens River Valley Restoration Initiative to rehabilitate a key natural asset in Gqeberha. Driven by the chamber’s Baakens Valley business cluster and supported by its risk management desk, the project focuses ... Read More
Amazon support for eco-businesses Amazon and enterprise advisory firm WomHub have launched the Amazon Sustainable Sellers Incubator – a nine-month programme designed to empower 35 South African women-led manufacturing businesses to build sustainable, globally competitive enterprises. The 35 participating women-led businesses ... Read More
SCAMV ‘Tai Harmony’ and Another v Sure Success Steamship SA and AnotherJudgment: 28 April 2026Keywords: Maritime law – Topping-up of security – Associated ship arrest – Whether High Court correctly ordered increase in security to cover unpaid bunker claim – ... Read More
Western Cape High Court SA Property Owners' Association v City of Cape Town and Others Judgment: 30 April 2026 Keywords: Municipal fiscal powers – property rates – fees for services – tariff policy – Constitution, s 229 – Local Government ... Read More
