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Rising seas threaten world's iconic surf breaks

Rising seas threaten world's iconic surf breaks

The climate crisis is coming for some of the world’s greatest surf breaks, submerging some as the sea level rises and wiping out others.

10 Oct

Man builds home with bare hands

29 Sept

Trump administration to dissolve key climate research agency

27 Aug

IN DATA | Close to half of SA’s water systems in a ‘critical state’

IN DATA | Close to half of SA’s water systems in a ‘critical state’

02 Apr

FirstRand launches bond for Cape Town water clean-up

FirstRand launches bond for Cape Town water clean-up

01 Apr

SA may soon see higher duties on solar, wind, and battery imports

SA may soon see higher duties on solar, wind, and battery imports

30 Mar

SA delays launch of new wholesale electricity market

SA delays launch of new wholesale electricity market

26 Mar

From farm waste to global markets: How local pineapple leaves become eco-nappies

From farm waste to global markets: How local pineapple leaves become eco-nappies

26 Mar

Fuel crisis: Mauritius curbs power use, some Kenyan petrol stations run dry

Fuel crisis: Mauritius curbs power use, some Kenyan petrol stations run dry

25 Mar

Eskom to test carbon capture at coal-fired power station

Eskom to test carbon capture at coal-fired power station

22 Mar

Slow action on climate risks causes ‘complex, costly and uncertain’ solutions — Reserve Bank Deputy Governor

Slow action on climate risks causes ‘complex, costly and uncertain’ solutions — Reserve Bank Deputy Governor

16 Mar

Ron Bousso | Iran war shatters Trump's case for fossil fuels

Ron Bousso | Iran war shatters Trump's case for fossil fuels

11 Mar

Nick Hedley | Middle East conflict reflects high risk of fossil fuel imports

Nick Hedley | Middle East conflict reflects high risk of fossil fuel imports

09 Mar

Chris Yelland | How electricity will go to market in SA

Chris Yelland | How electricity will go to market in SA

02 Mar

Ntombi Maphosa | Joburg’s stench reveals a bigger crisis

Ntombi Maphosa | Joburg’s stench reveals a bigger crisis

01 Mar

Chris Yelland | What a disgraced Eskom’s defeat to Sibanye means for SA

Chris Yelland | What a disgraced Eskom’s defeat to Sibanye means for SA

28 Feb

Nick Hedley | Eskom’s coal fleet must prepare for a new role on the grid

Nick Hedley | Eskom’s coal fleet must prepare for a new role on the grid

23 Feb

TotalEnergies in high-stakes French trial over climate change

TotalEnergies in high-stakes French trial over climate change

19 Feb

Nick Hedley | Why scrapping SA’s carbon tax would be a costly mistake

Nick Hedley | Why scrapping SA’s carbon tax would be a costly mistake

16 Feb

Eat less meat for sake of health and climate, France urges

Eat less meat for sake of health and climate, France urges

11 Feb

SA charging startup slams EV transition as a ‘policy slogan without execution’

SA charging startup slams EV transition as a ‘policy slogan without execution’

11 Feb

Nick Hedley | The absurd red tape stalling SA’s industrial solar boom

Nick Hedley | The absurd red tape stalling SA’s industrial solar boom

09 Feb

SA trophy hunting export quotas revived after four-year freeze

SA trophy hunting export quotas revived after four-year freeze

06 Feb

Cape Town goes private to boost electricity and water supply

Cape Town goes private to boost electricity and water supply

06 Feb

Africa’s solar hits record high – but 600m are still in the dark

Africa’s solar hits record high – but 600m are still in the dark

06 Feb

Mystery solved! Long-lost plant rediscovered in SA after 200 years

Mystery solved! Long-lost plant rediscovered in SA after 200 years

05 Feb

Michelle Manook | Climate policy must start with people

Michelle Manook | Climate policy must start with people

04 Feb

Electric vehicles deliver rapid health, air pollution gains – study

Electric vehicles deliver rapid health, air pollution gains – study

27 Jan

From floods to fires, climate shocks are colliding across South Africa

From floods to fires, climate shocks are colliding across South Africa

25 Jan

Recent flooding has serious health risks, researchers warn

Recent flooding has serious health risks, researchers warn

24 Jan

Germany offers SA almost R12bn in climate loans

Germany offers SA almost R12bn in climate loans

23 Jan

OPINION | Cement is hitting a wall. There’s no coming back

OPINION | Cement is hitting a wall. There’s no coming back

21 Jan

2025 was third-hottest year on record

2025 was third-hottest year on record

14 Jan

Chris Yelland | Eskom’s double talk on trading licences is treacherous

Chris Yelland | Eskom’s double talk on trading licences is treacherous

12 Jan

Violent storms ahead as oceans soak up record heat levels

Violent storms ahead as oceans soak up record heat levels

09 Jan

‘Colossal own goal’: UN boss blasts US exit from climate treaty

‘Colossal own goal’: UN boss blasts US exit from climate treaty

08 Jan

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