Troubled state power utility Eskom is under pressure to produce more sustainable electricity as government and business in SA prioritise the renewable energy sector, and move away from coal power, writes Legalbrief. According to a BusinessLIVE report, Trade and Industry ... Read More

The government is reviewing its policy on single-use plastics and intends to complete this process by the end of this financial year, according to a News24 report. In a written parliamentary question, DA MP Annerie Weber asked Environment, Forestry and ... Read More

The eThekwini Municipality’s decision to build a landfill site in the already polluted Shongweni area has been described by angry residents as unfair and irrational. According to a report in The Mercury, the move comes after the city approved, at ... Read More

From 3 October, a pre-screening report will be compulsory when applying for authorisation in terms of environmental impact assessment (EIA) regulations 19 and 21 of 2014 – using the Department of Environmental Affairs’ recently operationalised web-based screening tool provided for ... Read More

Global law firm DLA Piper has published an updated version of its Africa Renewable Energy Guide, which provides a snapshot of the regulatory environment for renewable energy in 17 African countries, including SA. According to an Engineering News report, the ... Read More

A rare black rhino has died during a flight from a British nature reserve to Tanzania, where he was due to be released into the wild. A report in The Mercury notes that the 17-year-old, named Zambezi, was being flown ... Read More

The Walvis Bay Municipality has been accused of discharging sewage into the lagoon, an international Ramsar site that is home to water birds from all over the world. According to a report on the allAfrica site, residents aired their discontent ... Read More

The world’s oceans are facing a ‘new industrial frontier’ from a fledgling deep-sea mining industry as companies line up to extract metals and minerals from some of the most important ecosystems on the planet, a report has found. The Guardian ... Read More

Climate action lawsuits against governments and corporations have spread across 28 countries, according to a new analysis. A report in The Guardian notes that the study reveals that more than 1 300 legal actions concerning climate change have been brought ... Read More

The record-breaking heatwave that struck France and other European nations in June was made at least five – and possibly 100 – times more likely by climate change, scientists have calculated. A report in The Guardian notes that such heatwaves ... Read More

* Donovan Amos will spend the next three years under house arrest for illegal fishing practices, after being sentenced by East London Magistrate Deon Rossouw. Amos had pleaded guilty to the charges during his previous court appearance. He will perform community ... Read More

* Conservationist Reinhard Bonke is driven by his Christian faith, which has taught him to be a ‘custodian of the Earth’. He explains how human development is threatening Nairobi’s National Park. Read More

Arctic fox walks 4 000km   Last week, researchers with the Norwegian Polar Institute published a paper detailing how an arctic fox they tagged last year made a stunning 4 000km journey from Norway to Canada – in just 76 ... Read More

Two Oceans Aquarium launches Plastic-Free July   The Two Oceans Aquarium has launched its Plastic-Free July campaign in response to the issue of plastic pollution, which it said had become pervasive in oceans, and which was responsible for the distress ... Read More

Activists make the M&G Young South Africans list   Each year, the Mail & Guardian newspaper publishes a list of 200 exceptional and notable South Africans under the age of 35 in its ‘200 Young South Africans’ list. This year ... Read More