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Out of step
By: Terence Creamer 5th April 2024 Following wholly inadequate public consultations, stakeholders have submitted their written comments on the Department of Mineral Resources and... →
Role of gas in SA’s future energy mix under intense scrutiny 
By: Darren Parker 5th April 2024 Given South Africa’s ongoing energy crisis, there remains much debate around whether gas should be included in the future energy mix and, if so,... →
El Niño disasters: governments know what’s coming, but are unprepared – what must change
3rd April 2024 Drought disasters in southern Africa are mainly attributed to a lack of preparedness, inadequate response and mitigation and poor risk reduction... →
South Africa’s laws aren’t geared to protecting against climate change: judges are trying to fill the gap
3rd April 2024 South Africa has plenty of environmental laws but none that specifically oblige government officials to consider the risks and impacts of climate... →
Western Cape Local Government 2024/25 Budget
2nd April 2024 Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning presented the Department of Local... →
South Africa has many of world’s worst air pollution sites, study says
By: Bloomberg 28th March 2024 South Africa is home to many of the world’s worst emission sites for toxic nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide and most of those are operated by... →
Draft IRP 2023 lacks environmental, health, climate commitments, says Life After Coal
By: Schalk Burger 27th March 2024 Coal phase-out campaign the Life After Coal Campaign, in its comments on the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2023, said the plan has... →
Sustainable water saving viable in Ekurhuleni dams
26th March 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) believes that there are sustainable and more affordable water treatment methods than the conventional... →
