The heat is on, communities plant trees🌳
Dr. Desbo Mohono, Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature, led a tree planting initiative in Ledig, part of the Moses Kotane Municipality, on Friday. Trees were planted in Mperebere,…
Jenique Botha is the new Miss Earth South Africa 2025
Jenique Botha, a 22-year old student law student, from Ekurhuleni, is the new Miss Earth South Africa 2025. She was crowned at the Thaba Eco Hotel, part of the Klipriviersberg…
Call to integrate and coordinate efforts to protect Africa’s forests and biodiversity
Speakers at the Africa Regional Centres of Excellence (ArcX) forum, held in Nairobi, Kenya, are urging African governments, research institutions and development partners, to work in a more integrated and…
Eskom partners BYD Auto to launch an Electric Vehicle
Eskom signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with BYD Auto South Africa, on Tuesday the 16 September 2025, to launch an electric vehicle (EV). This move is expected to support…
Green Connection has a go at the draft Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
The Green Connection says South Africa’s draft Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) is neither ambitious nor guided by science. In addition, the draft plan may not sufficiently take into account the…
Investing in Healthy Ageing for Sustainable Impact
More than 2 billion people globally will be aged 60+, in 2050. South Africa’s population is expected to increase by at least 25%, to an estimated 79,177,328. Speaking at the…
20 EVs for Eskom’s busy divisions
About 20 EVs arrived on Wednesday, including light delivery vehicles and trucks. Another 100 are expected to arrive in the near future, to support Eskom’s Distribution and Generation divisions, which…
Death toll climbs up to 831, in Pakistan Monsoon
The death toll has risen up to 831 people, in Pakistan. The intense Monsoon, has displaced an additional million people, forcing large rescue operations by the Pakistan Government, the Army…
Mega landslide left a thousand dead, in Darfur
A landslide following heavy rainfall, left about a thousand people dead, in the village of Tarsin, West of Sudan’s Darfur. Mohamed Kamal,  Plan International Sudan’s Country Director, said “this terrible…
Eastern Cape and the UN sign declaration to cooperate
The Eastern Cape Provincial Government and the United Nations signed a Joint Declaration on Cooperation (JDI), on Wednesday. The two will collaborate on agriculture and food security, climate change resilience…