Environment

Ambitious plans underway for homegrown South African climate change model

“We should not just sit and wait for others to bring us solutions. We should be part of the solution.”

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Science | 29 July 2019

People flock to live at Pietermaritzburg dump site

“This has become a home for many of us”

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News | 25 July 2019

Supreme Court of Appeal sends coal company packing

No mining will take place in Mabola Protected Environment for now

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Law | 23 July 2019

Newcastle residents say coal mine puts them in danger

Informal mining is causing houses to crack

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News | 22 July 2019

State approves Tormin’s massive West Coast mining expansion

Environmental and activist groups appeal decision

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News | 15 July 2019

Rubbish piles up outside expensive dump site

Motherwell residents say the hill is too steep to climb with a wheelie bin

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Brief | 3 July 2019

The Cape’s plants are dying out – and local authorities need citizens’ help

Study shows 40 species have gone extinct since 1900

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News | 19 June 2019

South African youth take to the streets over climate change

Hundreds protest in Johannesburg and Cape Town

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News | 14 June 2019

Aussie company show big profits from South African West Coast mine

Shareholders ask MRC to finance reward for information about murder of activist

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News | 13 June 2019

Khayelitsha school plans to cut water bill by R50,000 a month

Design collective seeks to establish urban farms and sustainable infrastructure at township schools

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News | 12 June 2019

Extinction Rebellion comes to South Africa

We interview the local leadership

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Interview | 11 June 2019

Durban lifts ban on fishing in its harbour

Port authority says use the port at your own risk because the water has not been declared fully safe

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Brief | 7 June 2019

Community clean up turns waste into arts and crafts

Clean My Space initiative in Khayelitsha has ballooned to 180 members

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Photo Essay | 7 June 2019

Crucial Watson wind farm talks this week

Directors of controversial project to meet Department of Environmental Affairs

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News | 28 May 2019