Environment
Cape Town not immune to Los Angeles type fire disaster
The city has better preventative measures but is far less resourced than Los Angeles
Analysis | 20 January 2025
Sewage stench lingers at Milnerton Lagoon
Years after the City of Cape Town was ordered to clean it up, the estuary is still polluted
News | 13 December 2024
Legal delays threaten survival of African Penguins, say conservation groups
Activists say that the litigation to protect the birds’ feeding grounds has been dragged out for months by the state, despite the urgency of the situation
By John Yeld
News | 11 December 2024
Turning Cape Town’s vacant land into indigenous gardens
German-South African collaboration is “greening” urban spaces
Brief | 11 December 2024
Plant poaching fraud case to be heard in March
Two police officers and a botanical horticulturist face charges
By Liezl Human
Brief | 4 December 2024
The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation is bringing the sea to the classroom
New Ocean Campus is on track to reach 100,000 children this year
News | 3 December 2024
In photos: turning rubbish dumps into gardens in Upington
“It is the love of nature that keeps us going”
By Liezl Human
Photo Essay | 27 November 2024
Waste is piling up and we don’t know enough to deal with it
The lack of accurate data could turn South Africa into a “wasteland”, says recycling organisation
News | 26 November 2024
Promise Mabilo’s child has asthma. She is fighting for cleaner air in Mpumalanga
“Living in Emalahleni is like living in a closed bottle. It’s difficult to breathe.”
News | 22 November 2024