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Durban beaches closed after chemical spill, possibly unrest related
16th July 2021 By: News24Wire

Beaches near Umhlanga have been closed, following a chemical spill in Durban. The spill appears to have originated from a chemical warehouse fire in Umhlanga that was caused during unrest that... 


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Holistic strategy needed to tackle growing marine plastic crisis
16th July 2021 By: Donna Slater

As the marine ecosystem plays an critical role in mitigating climate change, through absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2), cooling the environment and sustaining delicate marine wildlife, it is becoming... 


How climate change is driving adoption of technology in agriculture
How climate change is driving adoption of technology in agriculture
9th July 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Environmental phenomena such as climate change and its manifestations, including extreme weather events, are featuring more prominently on the risk radar of investors, banks and commercial farmers,... 


Biggest China bank walks away from $3bn Zimbabwe coal plan
30th June 2021 By: Bloomberg

China’s biggest bank has dumped plans to fund a $3-billion coal-fired power plant in Zimbabwe, in a blow to a two-decade effort to develop the project, according to a coalition of 32 environmental... 


MTN joins new coalition to drive green actions
28th June 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

Information and communications technology group MTN has joined the Every Action Counts (EAC) coalition, which aims to empower one-billion “green champions” by 2025 and harness the power of green... 


Pandemic has presented ‘economic reset’ opportunities
Pandemic has presented ‘economic reset’ opportunities
23rd June 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Boitumelo Moloi said on Wednesday that while the Covid-19 pandemic has been catastrophic, it has, in many ways, presented a lot of economic reset... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
South Africa Presidential body recommends lower emissions target
22nd June 2021 By: Bloomberg

A panel appointed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recommended that the world’s 12th-biggest producer of greenhouse gases improve its target for reducing emissions, three people familiar... 


Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela wins Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship 2020 award
21st June 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

The Oppenheimer Memorial Trust has awarded writer and scholar Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela the prestigious Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship 2020 award. This year the Trust celebrates the twentieth... 


Kenya Airways subsidiary using drones to support wildlife census
21st June 2021 By: Rebecca Campbell

Kenyan national flag carrier Kenya Airways’ subsidiary Fahari Aviation participated in the Tsavo Ecosystem Wildlife Census, which was coordinated by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the... 


Fishermen, oyster farmers fear power-generating ship will kill business
18th June 2021 By: Reuters

A floating gas-turbine generator meant to alleviate South Africa's crippling power cuts has run into objections by oyster farmers and small-scale fishermen, who fear the environmental damage will... 


Global atlas of freshwater life will use eDNA to tackle extinction crisis
17th June 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

A global atlas of freshwater life will use environmental DNA, or eDNA, to tackle the extinction crisis through the eBioAtlas programme, which will gather data at scale to support conservation,... 


Large methane leak detected over South Africa coal mining region
Large methane leak detected over South Africa coal mining region
16th June 2021 By: Bloomberg

A cloud of methane was detected by satellite near coal mines in South Africa, drawing attention to a lesser-known environmental risk that comes from using the dirtiest fossil fuel. The potent... 


Suppliers to lose contracts for failing to cut carbon emissions – study
15th June 2021 By: Donna Slater

A new study by financial services provider Standard Chartered reveals that multinational companies will cut suppliers for failing to curb carbon emissions, with 78% of multinational corporations... 


Big oil must work harder to slash Africa emissions, WoodMac says
15th June 2021 By: Bloomberg

Oil majors need to curb emissions in sub-Saharan Africa -- where almost half of their most polluting assets are located -- as investors demand greater efforts to slash carbon output, according to... 


French funding to assist in better biodiversity management at Table Mountain
31st May 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South African National Parks (SANParks) has signed a bipartite agreement with French development agency Agence Française de Dévéloppement (AFD) for funding to preserve biodiversity in South... 


Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy
Alien plant and animal species responsible for significant biodiversity degradation
28th May 2021 By: Donna Slater

A report released by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) on May 28, finds that biological invasions are the third-largest threat to South Africa’s biodiversity after... 


Looming environmental crises to require $8.1tr by 2050 to mitigate impacts
28th May 2021 By: Donna Slater

A report into the climate, biodiversity and land degradation crises reveals that, to tackle these matters, a total investment in nature of $8.1-trillion is required over the next three decades,... 


Atlas shines light on world's vulnerable and critical rangelands
28th May 2021 By: Donna Slater

The Rangelands Atlas, published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on May 27, reveals that 54% of the world’s land surface consists of vast tracts of land covered by grass, shrubs... 


SA is in third wave of pandemic – AfroCentric
SA is in third wave of pandemic – AfroCentric
27th May 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

JSE-listed, diversified majority black-owned health group AfroCentric has revealed that its latest data confirms that South Africa is experiencing a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. AfroCentric... 


Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan
Eskom debt solution remains a ‘work in progress’ despite reduction to R401bn
25th May 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan reported on Tuesday that, while Eskom was able to reduce its debt by R83-billion, from R484-billion to R401-billion, during the 2021 financial year,... 


Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy
Creecy assures South Africa will contribute to global climate change mitigation efforts
14th May 2021 By: Donna Slater

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy says steps are being taken to ensure South Africa contributes its “fair share” to the global climate change mitigation effort with... 


KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala
KwaZulu-Natal announces Climate Change and Sustainable Development Council
12th May 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

The province of KwaZulu-Natal held its first ever sitting of the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Council, on Wednesday, as part of plans to mitigate natural disasters that have recently... 


Western Cape Premier Alan Winde
Winde says focus on governance has reaped good rewards for W Cape
11th May 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said on Tuesday that focusing on governance over the last few years has helped to keep the Western Cape’s unemployment rate lower than in other provinces. He was... 


SA Novavax vaccine trial shows efficacy against B.1.351 Covid-19 variant
SA Novavax vaccine trial shows efficacy against B.1.351 Covid-19 variant
6th May 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

Results from the University of the Witwatersrand Novavax coronavirus vaccine trial show 51% efficacy against the B.1.351 variant in a South African study with HIV negative participants. A group in... 


Minerals Council CEO Roger Baxter
Minerals Council encourages distributed generation for mining industry
5th May 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

The Minerals Council South Africa is encouraging the uptake of distributed generation (also called self-generation) of power in South Africa, especially considering that South Africa is facing an... 


DFFE denies enviro authorisation for a new 30-year ash disposal facility at Kendal
4th May 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has refused an integrated environmental authorisation application by State-owned power utility Eskom to build a new 30-year ash... 


Growing calls for circular economy to be placed at heart of economic recovery
Growing calls for circular economy to be placed at heart of economic recovery
30th April 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

As the world moves from a state of crisis to gradual recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a unique, but narrow, window of opportunity to transform the global economy and accelerate the... 


Stellenbosch University research, innovation and postgraduate studies deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Eugene Cloete
Stellenbosch University establishes School for Climate Studies
23rd April 2021 By: Donna Slater

Western Cape-based Stellenbosch University (SU) has established a new School for Climate Studies, which will be officially launched in June, as part of its efforts to tackle the battle against... 


WHO warns Africa not to let its guard down amid pandemic
WHO warns Africa not to let its guard down amid pandemic
22nd April 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti has encouraged African countries to sustain Covid-19 prevention measures and urged countries not to let their... 


EWT, Eskom use drones to deploy bird flight diverters
EWT, Eskom use drones to deploy bird flight diverters
12th April 2021 By: Donna Slater

A drone-operated system that can deploy bird flight diverters, or so-called “flappers”, has been designed and developed in a partnership between the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s (EWT’s) wildlife and... 


POISON
Fossil fuels are responsible for millions of deaths globally every year
Fossil fuels found accountable for millions of deaths
19th March 2021 By: Halima Frost

Fossil fuels are, through a marked contribution to air pollution, accountable for 8.7-million deaths globally in 2018, which adds to the mounting evidence that air pollution from ongoing dependence... 


ENERGY MAKER
The Nel Hydrogen proton exchange membrane  electrolyser allows for on site hydrogen generation from water
Hydrogen supplier fuels public transport
19th March 2021 By: Halima Frost

Renewable-energy and hydrogen supply company Nel Hydrogen has installed a 2 MW proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser system at transport operator SunLine Transit’s premises in California, in... 


SAVING FOR THE FUTURE
Battery storage can become a substantial contributor to maximizing the efficacy of renewable energy
Research shows promise in decarbonisation drive
19th March 2021 By: Halima Frost

The research of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) into accelerated decarbonisation scenarios for the South African power system confirms considerable opportunity to... 


Four strategic water projects ‘ready for investment’
Four strategic water projects ‘ready for investment’
12th March 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

As infrastructure deployment plays a central role in South Africa’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, four water-related projects under the recently gazetted Strategic Integrated Projects... 


Research shows significant potential for South Africa to develop offshore wind energy resources
10th March 2021 By: Schalk Burger

A study of South Africa's offshore wind energy resources by researchers from the Stellenbosch University Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering indicates that wind turbines installed... 


UCT still top university in Africa, among top 10 emerging economy universities
UCT still top university in Africa, among top 10 emerging economy universities
10th March 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

The University of Cape Town has upheld its position as top university in Africa and now ranks 10th among universities in countries with emerging economies. UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi... 


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