Reducing methane emissions from Africa’s waste sector through enhanced waste practices

Africa’s waste management challenges, from methane emissions to inadequate infrastructure, present an urgent opportunity to transform waste into a resource that dr...  Read More

A New Defender Emerges To Tackle Water Pollution

Water pollution in South Africa has worsened, and it has worsened largely due to the collapse of municipal governance. By not properly planning for, operating, maint...  Read More

Dumping crisis in South Africa linked to pesticide misuse

South Africa’s growing rat problem, driven by illegal dumping and poor waste management, has led to a surge in pesticide use among vendors and spaza shop owners tr...  Read More

Court Rules No New Coal Fired Power

The North Gauteng High Court, on 4 December, handed down judgment in the landmark constitutional litigation against the South African government’s decision to ...  Read More

Should businesses pay to clean up plastic waste they create

Delegates from 175 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea, last week for the fifth and  Read More

SA landfills: A crisis of compliance and environment risk

 The Environmental Management Inspectorate has conducted inspections at about 350 municipal landfill sites over the last five years, and only less than 20% of them ...  Read More

Rich countries provide no haven from climate doom, study finds

As sovereign debt investors concerned about climate change scrutinise national responses to rising global temperatures, they’re increasingly finding that wealthier...  Read More

COP29: Some progress, but governments miss opportunity to tackle air pollution

Final COP29 outcomes show incremental advances with the new global climate finance deal. But notable funding gaps remain for low- and middle-income countries, as wel...  Read More

AgriSA says agriculture’s ability to reduce emissions recognised at COP29

With the COP29 conference under way until November 22, industry body AgriSA says the global climate change agenda is increasingly recognising the critical role of ag...  Read More

Action needed to address water pollution after Municipality fined R160m

Balfour Magistrate Court imposed the fine on Friday after the Dipaleseng Municipality pleaded guilty to charges touching on environmental misconduct, which caused si...  Read More