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Court victory for Wild Coast activists
14 August 2026 | ARTICLE
By Tania Broughton
...Environmental justice activists and some Wild Coast communities were victorious in the Constitutional Court with a ruling that finally stops Shell and Impact Africa’s right to seismic exploration off ...
South Africa needs data centres, but not without transparency
4 August 2026 | ARTICLE
By Tyronne McCrindle
...Rights at the University of Pretoria, filed a joint submission with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), which had called for submissions on data centres and human rights. The SAHRC inqu...
Despite sewerage upgrades, Mogale City still polluting Cradle of Mankind
3 August 2026 | ARTICLE
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
...Environmental groups warn sewage pollution threatens ecosystems, farming and tourism at the world heritage site. Mogale City says the plant has improved and will be compliant by the end of the 2026/27...
Air and water pollution harming Joburg’s poorest communities
30 July 2026 | ARTICLE
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
...environmental challenge” and was largely driven by human activities such as waste and biomass burning, industrial operations, vehicle emissions and mining. Modingoane said City monitoring found concen...
Taps dry as municipality drowns in R1-billion debt
13 July 2026 | ARTICLE
By Liezl Human
...Rights commissioner Nomahlubi Khwinana has suggested the municipality be put under administration. The National Treasury recently announced it would be freezing equitable share grants to 69 municipali...
Human Rights Commission blasts “uncaring” Gauteng municipalities for water crisis
22 May 2026 | ARTICLE
By Seth Thorne
The Yeoville water tower in Johannesburg. Archive photo: Masego Mafata. In the final two days of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) public inquiry held in Parktown, Gauteng municipalit...
Human Rights Commission calls for submissions on Gauteng water crisis
15 April 2026 | ARTICLE
By Seth Thorne
A burst water pipe on Joe Slovo drive in Johannesburg has not been fixed for some time. Nearly 50% of the metro’s water is lost or not billed. Photo: Seth Thorne The South African Human Rights Commis...
Documentary reveals SA’s skewed food system
30 March 2026 | ARTICLE
By Marecia Damons
...environmental harm and food insecurity. At a screening in Cape Town on Friday, activists discussed what action can be taken to make the food system more equitable. Nearly one in five households in S...
TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling
24 March 2026 | ARTICLE
By Liezl Human
...rights and production rights and “treats them as separate and distinct rights with different obligations and requirements”. TotalEnergies proposes to drill one exploration well and if it is successful...
New play honours murdered environmental activist Fikile Ntshangase
16 March 2026 | ARTICLE
By Ihsaan Haffejee
...rights, resource extraction, the climate crisis, and the vulnerability of environmental activists. The play is based on months of research and community consultations. The creative team worked with en...