SHIFTING WEATHER SYSTEMS Southern Africa at increased risk of being hit by powerful Category 5 cyclones 5 min 0 By Kristin Engel
FOSSIL FUEL CALL SA doctor adds voice to urgent pleas for COP28 to act faster against climate change 4 min 0 By Ethan van Diemen
MEDIUM-TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT Godongwana boosts Municipal Disaster Response and Recovery grants as climate crisis takes its toll 3 min 0 By Onke Ngcuka
PLEDGES WITH PROBLEMS Financing and increased adaptation ‘central to South Africa’s negotiating position’ at COP28 4 min 2 By Onke Ngcuka
CAPE OF STORMS Western Cape races to repair roads after destructive downpours on Heritage Day weekend 4 min 0 By Chuma Nontsele
VITAL STATISTICS Scientists warn planet Earth reaching point of no return without urgent climate change interventions 4 min 7 By Shaun Smillie
ANALYSIS Africa Energy Week: Where climate science makes way for the gods of gas and coal 9 min 2 By Kristin Engel and Ethan van Diemen
GROUNDUP Government energy kingpins want oil, gas exploration hastened with legal tools to quell opposition activists 3 min 0 By Liezl Human for GroundUp
BHEKISISA Will Earth’s changing climate make TB spread faster? 8 min 1 By Linda Pretorius and Nicole Ludolph
GREENWASHING Local advertising industry plays pivotal role in aiding environmental destruction, says Clean Creatives South Africa 4 min 6 By Onke Ngcuka
BIODIVERSITY STEWARDSHIP Greater Anysberg Conservation Initiative sees new habitat and environment protections come into play 8 min 0 By Kristin Engel
GREAT BALLS OF MOSS Plant ‘canaries’ offer new early-warning system for Africa’s environmental crises 5 min 4 By Tony Carnie
FROM DOMINION TO DESTRUCTION OP-ED Government must urgently step up commitment to climate action in this Season of Creation 4 min 1 By Gabriel Manyangadze and Francesca de Gasparis
HOT UNDER THE COLLAR Pope Francis aims at climate deniers, weak politicians and ‘irresponsible’ Americans 5 min 1 By Russell Pollitt
PAPAL PLEA Pope Francis lambasts climate change deniers, corporations and politicians, warns of planet's ‘breaking point’ 3 min 4 By Philip Pullella, Reuters
UNSUNG HERO How a coincidental wildlife conservationist is working to save rare chimps and monkeys in Nigeria 5 min 0 By Kristin Engel
CLIMATE CRISIS Earth could exceed 1.5°C ‘dangerous climate change’ threshold by December 2034 – WHO 5 min 5 By Ethan van Diemen
OFFSHORE EXPLORATION Drill, baby, drill: Environment Ministry gives Total green light for Western Cape coast offshore drilling 4 min 9 By Ed Stoddard
ISS TODAY OP-ED African governments and civil society at odds over people-centred approaches to climate change action 4 min 0 By Ilhan Dahir
PRESIDENTIAL CLIMATE COMMISSION New investment pledges boost South Africa’s just energy transition funding pool to $11.8bn 3 min 2 By Ethan van Diemen
