Environment
State approves Tormin’s massive West Coast mining expansion
Environmental and activist groups appeal decision
By John Yeld
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
Brief | 3 July 2019
Pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals found in fish caught off Cape Town’s coast
City’s waste is ending up in its fish
News | 25 June 2019
The Cape’s plants are dying out – and local authorities need citizens’ help
Study shows 40 species have gone extinct since 1900
By Sarah Wild
News | 19 June 2019
South African youth take to the streets over climate change
Hundreds protest in Johannesburg and Cape Town
By Zoë Postman and Ashraf Hendricks
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
By John Yeld
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
News | 12 June 2019
Extinction Rebellion comes to South Africa
We interview the local leadership
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
Roving Reporters
Brief | 7 June 2019