As SA's renewables sector powers ahead, with special attention being paid to extending its grid capacity, advocates of nuclear argue that the same policies can be applied to strengthen nuclear power, writes Legalbrief. Meanwhile, experts warn that the renewables ... Read More

Gauteng has the least amount of ‘clean air days’ in SA, worse than neighbouring pollution hotspot Mpumalanga, which is home to 12 of Eskom’s coal-fired power plants. A TimesLIVE report notes that according to a report released by the national ... Read More

Residents of the Mononono village in the North West have hailed a ruling that a mining operation in the area did not follow due process in obtaining its integrated environmental authorisation (EA). A report in The Citizen notes that in ... Read More

The controversial Australia-owned company mining heavy minerals on beaches near Lutzville on the West Coast has hit major operational and financial problems, and has appointed business rescue practitioners to help it pay creditors and stave off bankruptcy. A BusinessLIVE report ... Read More

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Water Resources Infrastructure Agency Bill which provides for the establishment of the SA National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency as a state-owned company and major public entity and provides for the objects and ... Read More

The global push towards renewable energy has introduced green hydrogen as a potential saviour in the fight against climate change. ‘Produced through electrolysis using renewable energy, green hydrogen promises a clean, sustainable alternative to fossil fuels,’ writes Karabo Mokgonyana ... Read More

The skipper of a Sri Lankan fishing boat, caught operating unlawfully in the waters of Seychelles, has come off badly from his appeal against the sentence imposed by the High Court. Carmel Rickard, in her A Matter of Justice column ... Read More

A massive oil project in Uganda co-owned by French group TotalEnergies and China's CNOOC is mired in reports of sexual violence, forced evictions and environmental damage, climate activists have warned. News24 reports that the $10bn investment includes drilling for ... Read More

Wildlife conservationists, scientists and researchers have warned of impending legal action to halt the culling of wildlife as a ‘mitigation strategy’ to address hunger in Namibia. A government cull of more than 700 wildlife to cope with its worst drought ... Read More

The African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, brought together key stakeholders in Abidjan to align Africa's climate action priorities ahead of the COP29 ... Read More

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week strengthened a rule limiting toxic air pollution from factories, refineries and other industrial facilities, reversing one of former President Donald Trump’s major environmental rollbacks. A report in The Washington Post notes that in ... Read More

Seventy-two percent of respondents in a new global survey believe that approving or permitting actions that cause serious damage to nature and climate should be a criminal offence. A Mail & Guardian Online report notes that this key finding emerged ... Read More

Hannah Kim (8), was just starting primary school when she joined the ‘baby climate litigation’ to force South Korea’s Government to protect the rights of future generations against the dangers of the climate crisis. A report in The Guardian notes ... Read More

* Convicted rhino poachers Arthus Machava (54) and Disco Mahlaule (49) have been sentenced to an effective 20 years’ imprisonment by Eastern Cape High Court (Makhanda) Judge Murray Lowe. The two were convicted of five counts relating to the killing of ... Read More

* SA’s polar research vessel, the SA Agulhas II, has once again set sail, this time transporting a relief team and cargo to the Gough Island weather station. The ship departed from the V&A Waterfront this weekend. Owned by the DFFE ... Read More

SA actor now Earthshot ambassadorSouth African actor and humanitarian Nomzamo Mbatha has been named an inaugural Earthshot Global Ambassador, joining Robert Irwin, the son of the legendary conservationist Steve Irwin. Inspired by President John F Kennedy's 1962 ‘Moonshot’ challenge to land ... Read More

Table Mountain Cableway reopensFollowing an extensive and comprehensive seven-week maintenance break, the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway has reopened, just as weather conditions have improved with the emergence of spring. The reopening saw first trips since the temporary closure to the ... Read More