Developing countries will need up to $420 billion annually by 2035 to adapt to severe climate impacts, yet public funding remains critically low, according to UNEP’s latest Adaptation Gap Report.
Sardine fishing in South Africa remains halted while environmental authorities evaluate new catch limits following widespread fish…
A landmark SAHRC inquiry reveals that Gauteng's severe water outages stem from collapsing municipal infrastructure, massive leaks, and systemic institutional failures rather than…
Fossil Free South Africa and the StopEACOP Coalition have filed a greenwashing complaint against Standard Bank with the Advertising Regulatory Board, challenging its…
The 2026 Lancet Countdown report warns that escalating climate change poses an immediate threat to human survival, with extreme heat and drought hitting vulnerable populations in…
Prolonged water outages in Johannesburg suburbs like Parktown West are pushing residents to the brink and placing deteriorating infrastructure and municipal accountability at the…
Acclaimed environmental justice activist and Goldman Environmental Prize winner Desmond D’Sa has died in a car crash alongside his son and sister-in-law, sparking widespread…
The SAHRC and Wits have launched the Water Rights Tracker, revealing that 107 of South Africa's 144 water services authorities are in a poor or critical state as infrastructure…
Rand Water has confirmed it will restrict bulk water supplies to Johannesburg and Tshwane after both metros continuously exceeded their daily consumption allocations.
More than 400 people, mostly young children, fell ill after the City of Tshwane supplied unchlorinated tap water to Bronkhorstspruit for three weeks without alerting residents,…
A new UN report warns that exceeding 1.5°C of global warming is now unavoidable, but aggressive emissions cuts could curb peak temperatures and reverse warming by the century's…
An aerial survey by Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister Jack Bloom has laid bare the extensive sewage spills, illegal dumping, and infrastructure failures choking the river…
The City of Tshwane has admitted negligence after supplying unchlorinated water from the sewage-polluted Bronkhorstspruit River for three weeks without warning residents, leaving…
South Africa will advocate for a binding benchmark to triple adaptation finance by 2035 at COP31 in Türkiye, addressing the critical funding shortfall facing climate-vulnerable…
Civil society organisations have raised concerns over the South African government's plan to procure 5 000MW of gas power under IRP 2025, warning that side-lining wind and solar…
The declaration of South Africa's new Grasslands National Park marks a milestone in conservation, using a pioneering biodiversity stewardship model that protects vital watersheds…
Despite strong El Niño forecasts, South African farmers enter the summer production season with fuller dams and improved soil moisture, though rain-fed crops and livestock face…
Two directors and three companies connected to the Gupta-era acquisition of Optimum and Koornfontein coal mines have been convicted of fraud and money laundering after diverting…
A landmark report by Power Shift Africa warns that Africa faces 'failed adaptation' as the continent receives only $14bn of the nearly $70bn required annually to protect…
Ahead of COP17 in Armenia, South Africa is demanding accessible, non-debt biodiversity finance and technology transfer to turn global conservation commitments into practical…
