Onke Ngcuka

Kudakwashe Chigariro's business turns non-recyclable materials into various styles of bags, reducing the impact on the environment of lightweight litter such as chip packets, while also helping to uplift women.

Forestries, Fisheries and Environment Minister Barbara Creecy and plastic industry stakeholders met before negotiations in Canada next week to take forward a legally binding draft treaty on plastic pollution.

Among the longest-living insects, the ant population could be threatened as extreme heat sweeps across the globe due to the deepening climate crisis.

Among the longest-living insects, the ant population could be threatened as extreme heat sweeps across the globe due to the deepening climate crisis.

The fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Ottawa, Canada, has progressed in negotiations to conclude a global treaty to end plastic pollution.

New technology being tested to clean up Hartbeespoort Dam has seen a ‘drastic improvement' in water quality at the test site, and the impact is spreading.

The ongoing Brixton reservoir project is expected to boost Johannesburg's water storage capacity and supply, alongside the construction of a new Crosby pump station which is expected to begin later in the year.

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure says it is not yet alarmed by the MK party's calls for a revote, but said it would be ‘very interested' if anyone puts lives and property at risk.

Organisations opposing Shell's oil and gas exploration off the Wild Coast were partly disappointed by a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on Monday. It upheld the urgent interdict halting Shell's operations, but a potential opportunity to continue exploration was still on the cards.

Southern Africa has just emerged from the dry El Niño weather phenomenon, which led Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe to declare national states of disaster over the drought after reduced crop yields. Such a drought would be disastrous in Gauteng, with its water system already experiencing ongoing challenges.