South Africa’s Water, Energy and Food Crisis: Why Fixing One Means Fixing Them All
South Africa’s water, energy and food crises are interconnected. Coordinated funding across all three, including community-led and blended finance, is needed.
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Artist Brings Joburg Nature Reserve Back to Life
The Wilds, once forgotten and crime-ridden, has been transformed
Meet the Tiny Hoppers Saving Hartbeespoort Dam
The Centre for Biological Control releases about 20,000 water hyacinth hoppers as part of their biological control strategy
A Provincial Capital Sunk in Sewage
Salt pans and lowlands around the town are lakes of filth
Herron: “Land & Building Occupations: Two-Track System Protects Historic Inequality”
What does the dramatically different way the province responds to land occupations versus occupations of vacant buildings tell us about the Western Cape’s commitment to spatial integration?
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Stadium in Ekurhuleni Unused for Seven Years
Alra Park’s swimming pool is not operational either
Operation Dudula Blocks Access to Clinics, Violating Court Order
Witness testimony plus a visit by GroundUp to clinics confirms this. Clinic security guards are also blocking access to immigrants.
We Want Want Sustainable Housing Solutions for Cape Town – Not Overdevelopment
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) firmly supports the residents of Fish Hoek, Bloubergstrand, Big Bay, Sea Point and Green Point who are justifiably outraged at the City of Cape Town’s ill-considered plans to force thousands of low-cost housing units into established middle-class areas. While the party recognises the need for housing, the City’s reckless […]
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How a Group of Landowners Brought the Agulhas Plain Back to Life
The Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area was established in 2008
This One Resource Shapes Power and Security in Africa
Control over water underpins national security, economic stability and social wellbeing, as disputes over rivers from southern Africa to the Nile show.
Bold Steps Taken With Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement Are Encouraging
The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has met several key expectations, despite difficult and constrained circumstances. One of the most significant developments is the inflation target being adjusted and lowered to 3% — the first change in 25 years. This revised inflation target supports lower interest rates, which will […]
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Land Is Africa’s Best Hope for Climate Adaptation: It Must Be the Focus at COP30
Africa is heavily dependent on agriculture. At this year’s COP30 conference, the continent needs to secure more funding to adapt land to climate disasters.
Ecological Disaster in the Hemel-En-Aarde Valley
The collapse of a precious palmiet peatland exposes failures and tensions in the management of our water resources
Drakenstein Municipality Must Come Clean About the Felling of Trees in Ward 10
The Drakenstein Municipality has, over the past week, indicated that it is conducting community engagements on the proposed removal of trees in Ward 10, trees that have stood for more than 40 years and have become part of the community’s social and environmental identity.
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Soccer Field Offers Hope to Johannesburg’s Children
Field of Dreams project aims to counter the neglect of the city’s public parks
Yaoundé Is Set to Sizzle at 38°C by 2030: How Green Design Could Cool Cameroon’s Capital
Public ponds, fountains and new reflective buildings are needed to protect Yaoundé’s people from the heat island effect.
Court Green-Lights Eviction of Over 1,800 Ballito Residents
But KwaDukuza Municipality must satisfy the court it has a plan to relocate them with services
Sewage Disaster at Boksburg Lake Was Ignored
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s Department of Water and Sanitation’s tardy response to the massive sewage pollution crisis at Boksburg Lake proves that the Metro only became officially aware of it on 9 October when the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) reported it. This is despite the fact that the pollution was obvious for a number of […]
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‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ Is Corporate Gaslighting – The Real Change Must Come from the Fossil Fuel Industry
Recycling and cutting personal waste isn’t enough. Polluters must be regulated, and reparations paid by companies that have harmed the environment.
We Demand Emergency Intervention in Boksburg Lake Sewage Disaster
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands that the Ekurhuleni Metro urgently intervene in the severe sewage pollution crisis at the Boksburg Lake – right next to the Boksburg Library. What was once a peaceful, green public space has now turned into a toxic cesspool where raw sewage flows freely, causing a terrible stench that […]
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Teenager Supports Her Family Using an E-bike
Green Riders, a last-mile delivery company, aims to create over 50,000 jobs for unemployed youth
Trade Is Shaping New Global Power Relations: What This Means for Africa
There has been a rebalancing of global trade dynamics with wide-ranging consequences for international business.
Bike Delivery Guys Risk Life and Limb to Deliver Our Goods
The last-mile delivery sector has exploded and may be the environmentally friendly way to shop
Toxic Pollution Builds up in Snake Scales: What We Learnt From Black Mambas
Black mambas were found to be indicators of toxic poisons from heavy metals.