Carbon tax ‘could provide clean water’
A tax on carbon dioxide emissions could provide the South African government with enough money to deliver clean running water to every citizen.
COP21: Carbon emissions ‘to stall or even decline’ this year
Global emissions of carbon dioxide are likely to stall and even decline slightly this year, new data suggests.
Swift end to nearly 10-year rhino poaching trial
Three poachers are finally convicted of killing a rhino in KwaZulu-Natal: A magistrate lost his patience after a decade of delays .
First plastic road paves the way for SA
Jeffreys Bay will be paving the way for recycling, literally, as it prepares to pilot the first plastic road ever constructed in SA in an attempt to reduce road maintenance costs.
No water for 10 years and municipality can’t say when it will be restored
The Shirley community in Vhembe District in Limpopo has been without clean water for 10 years – and the municipality can’t say when the community will get water. .
Department refutes claims SA water not safe to drink
South Africa's tap water is safe to drink, the Department of Water and Sanitation said on Wednesday following a media report in which an online travel company alleged otherwise.
Prepare for the hottest 5 years in history
The next five years are expected to be the hottest in history, weather experts have warned.
Mantashe hails Total’s discovery of gas as major boost for SA economy
Mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe has welcomed the announcement made by Total of a significant gas discovery in the Outeniqua Basin, off the coast of South Africa.