Kristin Engel

Sewage contamination incidents around parts of Cape Town's coastline, and the City of Cape Town's marine outfalls in Camps Bay, Hout Bay and Green Point, where sewage is pumped into the ocean daily, have sparked debate about public health, pollution and infrastructure failures.

Big changes are brewing at the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment in the Government of National Unity.

In its 2024 ‘F-List report', Clean Creatives South Africa names and shames 42 advertising and public relations agencies for working with fossil fuel companies, including TotalEnergies, Sasol, Shell, Engen and BP.

What responsibility do corporations have in managing the waste they produce – both land and e-waste – and are they managing it in a way that is unharmful to the environment and human health?

A new report has found the average population sizes of more than 5,000 wildlife species have declined by 73% over 50 years, suggesting the world is approaching irreversible planetary tipping points driven by the twin threats of nature loss and climate change.

The Paardevlei wetland, formerly owned by an explosives and chemical group, could be Cape Town’s first attempt to establish a nature reserve in conjunction with an affordable housing project.

The African penguin is now just one step from extinction. See how a veterinarian tried to save a penguin attacked in the wild by a natural predator.

Parliament heard on Tuesday that air pollution continues to be a leading national environmental human health risk, especially in metropolitan and priority areas.

Ecosystem health is declining in Western Cape with about 102,057 hectares of habitat lost over just five years. But there have been some improvements.

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