Environment
6,000 people sign petition demanding City of Cape Town comes clean on water quality
Three vleis are still closed to the public because of sewage spills
By Liezl Human
News | 26 August 2021
Open letter to City of Cape Town: Fix our vleis!
“It is common knowledge that there are regular sewerage spills into Zandvlei”
Opinion | 3 August 2021
Cape Town sports clubs suspend sailing, canoeing, and rowing due to pollution
Zeekoevlei, Zandvlei and Rietvlei closed; sewage spills blamed
By Liezl Human
News | 30 July 2021
UCT comes to defence of professor accused of racism
Battle over the future of the River Club has become extremely nasty
News | 1 June 2021
Highveld air won’t be fixed by a court order, argues minister
State makes its case in “Deadly Air” court drama
By Liezl Human
Law | 18 May 2021
“The air we breathe is killing us”: “Deadly Air” case finally goes to High Court
Environmental organisations want the government to compel coal mining companies to stop polluting communities on the Highveld
By Liezl Human and Julia Evans
Law | 17 May 2021
“Go and ask the trees for votes,” frustrated shack dwellers tell politicians
Residents of informal settlements in Gqeberha told the land cannot be developed because of indigenous vegetation
News | 13 May 2021
We want to move back to the dump site, say former landfill residents
About 100 people who used to live at the Makhanda dump were moved after it was upgraded
News | 12 May 2021
South Africa’s carbon emission targets not nearly ambitious enough
South Africa is the most carbon-intensive G20 economy with the highest coal reliance
By Robyn Hugo
Opinion | 10 May 2021