South Africa’s journey to net zero on stilettos
In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) address, yesterday evening, in Cape Town, President Cyril Ramaphosa, said South Africa, has seen an increase in extreme weather events, often with…
Hennops Revival stops clean up
Hennops River Revival has announced that it will stop operations in Hennops River, as of the 01st February 2024. This was announced by the Hennops Revival Founder and Chief Executive…
Cape Town cracks whip on illegal dumping and littering….
About 980 fines totalling R1,25m in the last quarter of 2023, were issued by the City of Cape Town’s By-law enforcement unit. Fines were issued between October to December 2023,…
How are you coping with the heatwave?
South African Weather Service (SAWS), has predicted extremely high fire danger conditions for the Northern Cape’s central and eastern areas, the north-western interior of the Eastern Cape, the Free State…
Her Eco Green Gold wins
“Her Eco Green Gold” came out tops at this year’s Mining Innovation and Research competition, held as part of the Mining Indaba, in Cape Town. Grace Akinyi, Founder of Women…
Elephant seal at Onrus beach
Out molting at Onrus beach, is an elephant seal, whose name is Buffel.Meredith Thornton, coordinator at the South African Stranding Network, said the seal was also spotted in Duiker Island,…
Lights out in parts of the Western Cape
7 Eskom powerline towers have collapsed in the Western Cape, since this Saturday evening. Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, said yesterday there…
Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Results
China’s support for electric car demand and investment in raw material, has led to its 75% of battery cell manufacturing capacity. This has landed it first place in the BloombergNEF…
How important are early warnings?
South Africa is estimated to have among the highest resilience to climate change in Africa due to its relative wealth and high adaptive capacity, according to a World Bank report…
Council releases geochemical data
As the world journeys to a carbon zero target, relatively cleaner electricity technologies include batteries, electric vehicles (EV), solar panels, windfarms, and transmission lines. According to the Peterson Institute for…