Africa must strengthen its agency in global energy governance and green industrialisation as shifting geopolitical dynamics and accelerating energy transitions reshape global trade and investment... 

Statutory professional registration organisation the Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (EAPASA) has made new board appointments, with the election of Sabelo Nkosi... 

As South African companies face increasing pressure to demonstrate responsible sourcing, reduce carbon intensity and ensure greater transparency across their operations and supplier networks,... 

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has launched the 'E‑Waste Collection and Recycling Pilot Project' in Cape Town, which marks the eleventh e-waste drop-off and... 

Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) – a product of recycled old asphalt roads – is moving from a supplementary option to a core component of modern road construction, as sustainability,... 

In the ten months between July last year and April this year, the City of Cape Town’s (CoCT’s) Metal Theft Unit made 88 arrests and recovered more than a kilometre of stolen cable and more than 800... 

GeT Metal Group and its subsidiary GeT Alloys have announced that they have eliminated virgin fossil fuels from their aluminium melting operations, with a new waste-to-energy initiative... 

 Businesses transitioning to environmentally friendly refrigerants and heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC-R) systems are facing growing operational, financial and... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that his department will publish a “sequenced” implementation roadmap for the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) so... 

The UN in South Africa and the Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund, together with the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), have launched a Climate Action and Just Energy Access and... 

Insurance provider Santam has partnered with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) to sponsor the installation of nine automatic weather stations (AWS) across the country, with the aim of... 

Global organisation the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) will support Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa to develop or advance national climate action roadmaps for their building... 

In this opinion article written jointly by Harald Winkler and Andrew Marquard, the case is made for Equitable Fossil Fuel Transitions, whereby equity and justice are structurally integrated into... 

Infrastructure solutions provider Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced a commitment from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to its $750-million Infrastructure Climate... 

Dissolved air flotation (DAF) is gaining traction as a post-biological polishing step in municipal wastewater treatment, improving effluent consistency by removing fine solids, algae and nutrient... 

As South Africa grapples with mounting water stress, innovative approaches to waste management are emerging as crucial aspects of water conservation, with integrated waste management solutions... 

There is increased evidence that extracellular DNA (exDNA) - genetic material released from bacteria killed during the water treatment process – may act as a previously underappreciated reservoir... 

As South African mining companies face environmental and legacy issues brought about by the country’s long and complex mining history, it is becoming increasingly important to adopt responsible... 

Twenty-seven fully grown plane trees have been successfully relocated from the Gowrie Farm golf estate to Brahman Hills, in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, where they now form part of what is set to... 

Airbus Defence and Space has announced that it has been selected as the technical partner in the international Coffee Canopy Partnership. Backed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and the... 

Scientists at the University of the Witwatersrand have designed South Africa's first app to warn residents of pollution levels, as Johannesburg suffers a spike in coal emissions in recent weeks,... 

Global organisation the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) will support Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa to develop or advance national climate action roadmaps for their building... 

There is a growing recognition that businesses, financiers and policymakers must move beyond siloed approaches when it comes to sustainability, embedding both climate and biodiversity... 

While South Africa’s scrap metal recycling sector continues to play a vital part in the circular economy, the sector is being held back by the Price Preference System (PPS) policy for scrap metals... 

While responsible tailings management and effective land rehabilitation are increasingly recognised as important for environmental protection, public health and sustainable economic development,... 

Financial services firm Investec Bank has secured a $200-million loan from development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support the expansion across South Africa... 

Only 14% of global cities met the World Health Organisation (WHO) yearly particulate matter with a diameter smaller than 2.5 µm (PM2.5) guideline of 5 µg/m3, down from 17% in the previous year,... 

Eskom expects to submit its final benefit-cost analysis (BCA) report on flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) at the Medupi power station, in Limpopo, to Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister... 

The City of Johannesburg says it is advancing the procurement of its Alternative Waste Treatment Technology (AWTT) project. The project is a waste-to-energy initiative aimed at diverting about 500... 

To advance its locally developed carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technology, South African company EPCM Global Engineering is progressing to the next stage of development through a... 

Thirty-year old Western Cape recycling and waste management company CL Trading is set to double the amount of recyclables that it can process, with the installation of a new, imported, R3-million... 

South Africa’s heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration sector is undergoing a significant transition as the phase-out of ozone depletion substances and phase-down of high global... 

The Shoprite group’s Centurion distribution centre (DC) has achieved a Level 2 Zero Waste to Landfill certification from the Green Building Council of South Africa. The Centurion centre is the... 

While South Africa’s scrap metal recycling sector continues to play a vital part in the circular economy, the sector is being held back by the Price Preference System (PPS) policy for scrap metals... 

The City of Cape Town’s (CoCT’s) Water and Sanitation Directorate has, to date, installed more than 500 lockable manhole covers across sewer and reticulation infrastructure in the metro. The...