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A weekend of heavy rain in KwaZulu-Zulu has not let up, causing flooding and mudslides that have killed at least 45 people. The rainfall has been described by forecasters at the SA Weather Service as ‘record-breaking’. A weekend of heavy rain in KwaZulu-Zulu has not let up, causing flooding...
The South African government has welcomed the new UN climate report. This is what it says about the difficulties, pitfalls and possibilities of the country’s just transition. The South African government has welcomed the new UN climate report. This is what it says about the difficulties, pitf...
A major cause for concern for the various authorities entrusted with the health of the Knysna estuary is effluent and other unhygienic bits and pieces coming into the lagoon.
A reconnaissance flight has revealed large-scale illegal dumping in a hilly terrain west of Durban, but the City appears to already be shifting responsibility.
There are more than 6,000 abandoned, ownerless or derelict mines scattered across the country, many of which are seen as ticking ecological time bombs. Last month, one of these buried bombs ‘exploded’ in Mpumalanga, releasing a massive plume of highly acidic water that has left a trail of d...