A new report shows that in the past 10 years, at least 32 invasive species have been introduced in the country, this includes a beetle that carries a fungus deadly to trees.
For the past four years, conservationists have been rescuing thousands of small Clanwilliam sandfish from the Biedouw River in the Cederberg before they can be snapped up by non-native bass and bluegill or become stranded in drying pools.
SA is one of the more than 60 countries that will be going to the polls this year, However, a review of the manifestos of some key political parties reveals a less encouraging picture when it comes to commitments to address the climate crisis, writes Enock Sithole.
With the help of local environmental groups, Faustina Amponsah, a farmer in Ghana hopes that tree seedlings will grow into forests that bring back regular rains.
Plans to end lion breeding began more than a decade ago as the practice of releasing tame big cats into small enclosures and having them shot by hunters for a fee spawned the term ‘canned hunting’ and attracted international condemnation.
South Africa may import significant amounts of white maize, used to make a staple food, for the first time since 2017 as the El Niño weather pattern withers the crop
Nestle SA plans to spend R2.5 billion ($132 million) over the next five years to improve growth and development of emerging local businesses across East and Southern Africa.
South African farmers are expected to harvest 19.3% less maize in the 2023/2024 season compared with the previous one, the government’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Tuesday.
The proposed biodiversity goals include boosting the amount of land designated for conservation to allow the large-scale harvesting from wild animals, increasing the production and marketing of products from indigenous plants and promoting leisure hunting and tourism.
Environmental groups filed a court bid to block TotalEnergies’ oil exploration activity in South Africa, the latest spat between activists who support the elimination of fossil fuel use and energy companies operating in the region.
The SA Navy carried out explosives drills in False Bay’s Marine Protected Area last week even after a ministerial directive that said in January that these exercises must be moved.
Government has unveiled the 12 projects that will undergo preparation so that they can be bankable, among these being Eskom’s proposed gas power plant in Mossel Bay.
A historic migration route for sunbirds between the Table Mountain National Park and the Boland Mountains is being restored by the Ingcungcu Sunbird Restoration Project, using fynbos gardens in schools across the Cape Flats.
South Africa’s cash-strapped government can’t afford to fund the development of infrastructure that can withstand the impact of global warming and has to look beyond the national budget to come up with the money it needs.
Government wants to get more value from its unused properties, but it wants the private sector to help refurbish and operate these buildings, says an official.
South Africa expects efforts to boost its electric vehicle manufacturing to yield swift results, as manufactures start to take advantage of tax incentives from early 2026.