The heat is on the executive mayor of the Tshwane municipality and her senior officials over indications that the city ignored warnings about compromised water quality for months, leading to the current contamination crisis. With more than 800 made sick by ... Read More

Rand Water has warned that water consumption by several municipal customers has reached exceptionally high levels, placing the water supply system under increasing pressure. The water utility said that though it is pumping at maximum capacity, demand continues to rise ... Read More

National Treasury has invited stakeholders and members of the public to comment on a consultation paper setting out proposals for a Climate Transition Planning and Disclosure Framework for financial institutions in SA. An Engineering News report notes that the consultation ... Read More

The DWS is preparing enforcement action against the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality over 11 wastewater treatment works operating without the required water-use authorisations, with two facilities yet to apply for licences. Water & Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina confirmed the planned action ... Read More

By any standard, SA stands out internationally for its high levels of emissions, according to Dr Neva Makgetla, senior researcher with Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies, writing in Business Day. ‘In 2024, it ranked 36th out of 203 countries on ... Read More

Plastic water sachets are an essential way to provide people in Guinea with safe and affordable drinking water. But their use clashes with the government's objective of outlawing single-use plastics. Until a solution can be found, authorities have been ... Read More

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is seeking to partner with the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda to promote wildlife conservation, tourism and community livelihoods by using religious institutions to raise awareness and encourage peaceful co-existence between people and wildlife. A Nile ... Read More

Nigeria's ambition of cutting emissions by 32% by 2035 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2060 will require an estimated $337bn over the next decade, putting pressure on the federal government to mobilise investment and translate climate commitments into measurable ... Read More

Scientists and environmentalists are calling Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election a major victory for the Amazon rainforest. A report in The New York Times quotes Carlos Nobre, a professor of climate and sustainability at the University of ... Read More

The UK Government has approved the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, a widely expected move that will nonetheless dismay environmental campaigners and a number of Labour MPs. While Labour’s 2024 election manifesto committed to a ban on new ... Read More

The world needs to cut carbon emissions by nearly a fifth in the next four years, and by close to half within a decade, to avoid overshooting climate targets by a disastrous margin. A report in The Guardian notes that ... Read More

* Three shark fish­er­men were allegedly fish­ing illeg­ally off Ori­ent Pier at night on the week­end before open water swim­mer Jan­ine Lochren­berg (65) was killed on Tues­day last week by a great white shark close to shore at Ori­ent Beach. This ... Read More

* Redefine Properties has invested R106m in a 7.014MW rooftop solar facility in Cape Town, using the City of Cape Town’s municipal electricity grid to supply renewable energy to three properties in its portfolio and reduce reliance on traditional power ... Read More

* Two men have been arrested after an overnight coastal operation near Groot Brakrivier led to the seizure of 121.1kg of abalone, estimated to be worth R161 000. Specially trained municipal dogs helped the officers detect the endangered species. The ... Read More

Penguin paloozaWith scientists warning that African penguins could be wild-extinct by 2035, conservationists and marine partners are issuing an urgent call to save one of the species’ last remaining mainland strongholds. Stony Point Nature Reserve in Betty’s Bay will host ... Read More

See it, Be itThe UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) have launched a global campaign to help young people discover skills and career opportunities that can contribute to a sustainable future. The initiative, christened ‘See ... Read More