Kristin Engel

While water planning and dam levels have improved in the Western Cape, the province still faces a persistent water resources deficit, which could have a big impact on the region's economy

Before the global climate talks at COP29, Daily Maverick participated in an initiative to shine a spotlight on how everyday people are experiencing the impacts of climate change. The Climate Disaster Project, a newsroom coordinated at the University of Victoria in Canada, and The Guardian worked with journalists to create a series of first-person testimonies with the survivors of extreme weather events and climate disasters around the world. This testimony is from South Africa.

The African penguin litigation against South Africa’s environment minister over the limited execution of expert recommendations to safeguard the seabird’s food source is set to be heard in the new year.

Summer brings thousands of people back to SA's Western and Eastern Cape beaches, but how clean is the seawater at these popular coastal destinations? It depends on who you ask.

The Princess Vlei restoration project was started in 2018 as a major community-led effort to preserve and restore the integrity of the Greater Princess Vlei Conservation Area in Cape Town. Now, six years later, the project demonstrates how local communities can reclaim and revitalise degraded ecosystems.

Stakeholders expressed dismay that despite alerting the City of Cape Town to a major source of pollution in the vlei more than a year ago, the City had not been forthcoming in addressing the problem. Now the situation has escalated with the vlei closed to all recreational activity since 12 December 2024 due to an algal bloom.

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Northern Cape on Sunday morning. One resident described it as ‘the worst earthquake we’ve ever had’.

All eyes (and legal teams) are on Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube, now tasked with setting out the norms and standards for the full implementation of the Bela Act in 2025.

Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says South Africa should not celebrate almost 300 days free of load shedding — it should be the norm.

The South African Human Rights Commission has raised alarms over ongoing arrests of Rastafari and cannabis users despite cannabis being decriminalised in South Africa.