Environment
Emalahleni is failing to provide clean drinking water to 500,000 people
People have to use their social grants to buy electricity to boil dirty water
By Steve Kretzmann and Chris Gilili
News | 22 September 2022
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