Climate change
COP16: Will humanity live in harmony with nature? The stakes have never been higher
The 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in South America this past fortnight
By John Yeld
News | 1 November 2024
Cape Town is losing its trees
As global temperature records continue to be broken, cities need to move fast to protect residents from heat stress. Planting trees seems the simplest solution
News | 31 October 2024
Africa Oil Week: Mantashe slams “foreign-funded” activists
Protests held against fossil-fuel industry in Cape Town and Johannesburg
By Ihsaan Haffejee and Matthew Hirsch
News | 8 October 2024
How climate change threatens South Africa’s wine industry
Higher temperatures pose a raft of challenges for vineyards and the jobs that depend on them
By Cole Potgieter, Aisling de Lange and Neil Thomas Stacey
Science | 30 September 2024
Protesters furious with Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality for failing to clean up after devastating storm
Over 100 march to Kariega Town Hall to raise concerns about climate change
Brief | 27 September 2024
Visually impaired recyclers help the planet
Activists with disabilities are raising awareness about climate change
Photo Essay | 23 September 2024
Scientists told us our winters would get drier. So what happened last week?
Climate change means extreme events are likely to happen more often
Science | 16 July 2024
TotalEnergies will destroy our livelihoods say small scale fishers
South African fishers joined a picket outside the company’s AGM in France last week
By Liezl Human
Brief | 31 May 2024
Which party promises the best climate strategy?
The EFF has the most comprehensive policy but it is not a good one
By Moraig Peden
Opinion | 27 May 2024