Plastic pollution
According to Statistics (March 2023), there is an estimated one billion metric tons of plastic waste in the world. Humans currently produce more than 350 million metric tons of plastic…
Where to next with BBBEE?
Where to next with the BBBEE policy and implementation that cuts across all sectors? Representatives of political parties shared party views and suggested next steps at the Black Business Council…
Spot birds in Winter
Birds are resilient and often fly high in the harshest of conditions. It is Winter in South Africa, with temperatures in most Provinces way below 18 degrees, but common water…
World Bank debt disaster climate
It is a fact that country debt hinders economic growth. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), insurmountable debt, can cause countries to lose market access and incur more costs…
The Green Book
The Green Book provides a risk profile of each City extensively and mitigation mechanisms against climate change effects and other hazards. It was introduced at the Sustainable Cities Summit, organized…
Rands and sense of Solar PV
About 90% of renewable energy jobs are generated during the construction phase. This is a period of between 12 – 24 months. This is one of the challenges facing the…
#EarlyWarningsForAll: 60 more countries to benefit in 2023
60 more countries to benefit in 2023 from the work of the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) steering committee. The committee in Copenhagen on the 20-21 June 2023. The adopted…
Media Statement :Green Hydrogen Economy
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck have signed a joint declaration of intent to establish the South African German Hydrogen…
Sever weather warning issued by Weather SA
THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR TOMORROW: 2023-06-27 ISSUED AT 16:00 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS: ======================= IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS: A. A yellow level 4 warning for…
Biodiversity offset guidelines now available
South Africa’s first National Biodiversity Offset Guideline has been published for implementation. “Biodiversity offsetting, which forms part of the mitigation hierarchy envisioned in the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) principles,…