Environment
Volunteers fill scores of rubbish bags during river clean-up
Mosselbank River Conservation Team in Cape Town mark World Clean-Up Day
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 20 September 2022
Shack dwellers say they cannot afford solar power company’s monthly fees
Empowerment project stumbles in Khayelitsha, showing the complexity of providing solutions to informal settlements
News | 19 September 2022
Khoisan settlement faces eviction from prime forestry land
Some Knoflokskraal residents want to negotiate with government for the land to be given to them
By Liezl Human
News | 12 September 2022
River Club construction carries on amidst court delays
Observatory Civic Association says development is violating a court interdict
News | 5 September 2022
Communities join scientist to clean up filthy Joburg river
The project aims to restore the polluted river in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg by 2023
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 2 September 2022
Seismic judgment: Court overturns exploration rights granted to Shell
The court has put a stop to the seismic survey along the Wild Coast
Law | 1 September 2022
Cape Town is letting the flowers grow
Decision not to mow in some city parks is an important boost for biodiversity
By Peta Brom
Science | 26 August 2022
Plastic pollution: We’re getting it wrong. Here’s what needs to happen
The focus on single-use plastics is diverting attention from a much more serious problem. It’s also causing bad practices.
Science | 19 August 2022
Small scale fishers call for halt to gas and oil exploration
“When foreign companies drill oil in our oceans, fish die”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 15 August 2022