CLIMATE CRISIS New norm of soaring global temperatures draws host of pathogens and disease to humanity’s doorstep 3 min 0 By Zoya Teirstein
VOX POPULI Cape Town residents list flooding, fires and health concerns at Climate Change Bill public hearing 7 min 0 By Kristin Engel
VIOLENT WEATHER While thousands of Africans still suffer from Cyclone Freddy’s devastation, researchers aim to improve early warning systems 6 min 0 By Kristin Engel
TUESDAY EDITORIAL Mandela Day – if Madiba were alive today… he would have called for urgent and radical action on the climate crisis 5 min 7 By Mark Heywood
BIG IDEAS, BOLD ACTION OP-ED Ten ideas for the renewal of human rights to meet global challenges 6 min 2 By David Griffiths
CHOKING PLANET Another team of SA firefighters heads for Canada while out-of-control wildfires rage 4 min 0 By Unknown Author
CHOKING PLANET Smoke from Canada’s wildfire spreading around the globe, heightening concern over air quality, human health 5 min 0 By An Wentzel
ANCIENT MARINER The Greenland shark’s slow swim through deep time — and into possible extinction 4 min 1 By Don Pinnock
YOUTH IN CONSERVATION Nurture for the sake of nature – how to banish eco-paralysis and reignite young people’s passion for the planet 6 min 0 By Savannah Burns and Skyla Thornton for Roving Reporters
MEPC 80 Shipping industry sets sail on ambitious climate reduction course, but it won’t be smooth sailing to 1.5°C 3 min 0 By Onke Ngcuka
SNOW DAY Snowfall blankets parts of Johannesburg as freezing winter weather continues to bite Gauteng 8 min 1 By Julia Evans
MARITIME PROTECTION South Africa supports decarbonisation of shipping industry — in a lukewarm kind of way 3 min 0 By Onke Ngcuka
FOSSIL FUELS Leave coal in the hole and oil in the soil, warns top SA climate scientist 4 min 1 By Tony Carnie
HOT TOPIC Weather experts issue alert over looming El Niño as sea surface temperatures hit record highs 3 min 0 By Onke Ngcuka
JOINT FINANCING PARTNERSHIP SA launches $1bn green hydrogen fund with Netherlands, Denmark to tackle climate crisis 3 min 13 By Yeshiel Panchia
TUESDAY EDITORIAL World Refugee Day – millions more welcomed to hell on Earth 6 min 5 By Mark Heywood
SARVAVIDYA DANCE ENSEMBLE Bhūmi: Upcoming production by Indian classical dance company raises climate crisis awareness 3 min 0 By Mark Heywood
YOUTH RISING 2023 From wherewithal to wear-with-all – how young people are pushing for slow fashion 8 min 0 By Julia Evans
YOUTH RISING 2023 Meet the bold Gen Z learner who uses his break time at school for his climate activism 6 min 1 By Victoria O’Regan
FOSSIL FUEL FUNDING Kumi Naidoo forcibly removed from Standard Bank HQ after protest over crude oil pipeline project 6 min 21 By Julia Evans
CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH 13–16 JUNE This week – Youth Day commemorations, Parliament debates NHI Bill, and the links between climate and economic justice 2 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
