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MTN joins new coalition to drive green actions
28th June 2021 By: Natasha Odendaal

Information and communications technology group MTN has joined the Every Action Counts (EAC) coalition, which aims to empower one-billion “green champions” by 2025 and harness the power of green... 


Acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane
Vaccine registration for people 50 and over opens July 1
25th June 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

Acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane announced on Friday that South Africans aged between 50 and 59 years can register for the Covid-19 vaccine from July 1, with vaccinations for this... 


Toyota’s Van Zyl warns of ramifications of EU’s Green Deal on South African exports
25th June 2021 By: Irma Venter

Europe’s Green Deal is not just a vision or idea, but a well-funded policy that is being implemented, and that is set to have a wide-ranging impact on South African exports, says Toyota South... 


Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter
100 MW reform ‘precursor’ to new market-driven electricity supply industry – De Ruyter
18th June 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has described the decision to lift the licence-exemption cap on own- or embedded-generation plants from 1 MW to 100 MW as not only positive for addressing South Africa’s... 


BIOFUEL POWERED DELIVERY VAN
Biofuels can burn cleaner but are not climate neutral
Strong policy needed to grow a green biofuels industry
18th June 2021 By: Nadine Ramdass

To ensure that the South African biofuels industry grows sustainably, World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) Bioenergy programme manager Tjaša Bole-Rentel says there needs to be a... 


Johan Van Zyl
EU’s Green Deal will have wide-ranging impact on SA exports, cautions Van Zyl
8th June 2021 By: Irma Venter

Europe’s Green Deal is not just a vision or an idea, but a well-funded policy that is being implemented, and that is set to have a wide-ranging impact on South African exports, says Toyota South... 


South African researchers hope to deter rhino poachers with radioactive markers
South African researchers hope to deter rhino poachers with radioactive markers
4th June 2021 By: Reuters

Researchers in South Africa are working on a potentially new method to deter rhino poachers and smugglers by using radioactive markers to make smuggled horns detectable at global ports of entry and... 


Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy
Alien plant and animal species responsible for significant biodiversity degradation
28th May 2021 By: Donna Slater

A report released by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) on May 28, finds that biological invasions are the third-largest threat to South Africa’s biodiversity after... 


Plastics SA executive director Anton Hanekom
Nemwa amendments aimed at increasing recovery of products to be recycled
28th May 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Waste management and plastic recycling are a significant challenges in South Africa and recent amendments to Section 18 of the National Environmental Management and Waste Act (Nemwa) regulations... 


Looming environmental crises to require $8.1tr by 2050 to mitigate impacts
28th May 2021 By: Donna Slater

A report into the climate, biodiversity and land degradation crises reveals that, to tackle these matters, a total investment in nature of $8.1-trillion is required over the next three decades,... 


Geospatial issues impact inequality levels in Southern Africa
Geospatial issues impact inequality levels in Southern Africa
21st May 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

Professor Vimal Ranchhod from the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit at the University of Cape Town (UCT) says data show there is a strong geospatial component when it comes to... 


Judge to rule after South Africa sued over Sasol, Eskom pollution
Judge to rule after South Africa sued over Sasol, Eskom pollution
20th May 2021 By: Bloomberg

A judge is set to rule after the first ever case filed against the government over its alleged failure to crack down on air pollution emitted by power plants operated by Eskom Holdings and... 


An artistic rendering of Balwin's apartments at its Waterfall development.
Balwin remains ‘cautiously optimistic’ on the back of positive financial results
17th May 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

In a financial year that was characterised by unprecedented socioeconomic and market conditions with unusual working and living environments, various measures initiated by JSE-listed Balwin... 


Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy
Creecy assures South Africa will contribute to global climate change mitigation efforts
14th May 2021 By: Donna Slater

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy says steps are being taken to ensure South Africa contributes its “fair share” to the global climate change mitigation effort with... 


Understanding, implementation of circularity needed to overcome waste crisis – panel
Understanding, implementation of circularity needed to overcome waste crisis – panel
13th May 2021 By: Donna Slater

Although they agreed that the concept of a circular economy was not new in South Africa, a panel of experts participating in a webinar hosted by Creamer Media this week, also agreed that more... 


KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala
KwaZulu-Natal announces Climate Change and Sustainable Development Council
12th May 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

The province of KwaZulu-Natal held its first ever sitting of the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Council, on Wednesday, as part of plans to mitigate natural disasters that have recently... 


Western Cape Premier Alan Winde
Winde says focus on governance has reaped good rewards for W Cape
11th May 2021 By: Sane Dhlamini

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said on Tuesday that focusing on governance over the last few years has helped to keep the Western Cape’s unemployment rate lower than in other provinces. He was... 


Growing calls for circular economy to be placed at heart of economic recovery
Growing calls for circular economy to be placed at heart of economic recovery
30th April 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

As the world moves from a state of crisis to gradual recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a unique, but narrow, window of opportunity to transform the global economy and accelerate the... 


Battery metal rush pits miners against marine biologists
Battery metal rush pits miners against marine biologists
26th April 2021 By: Bloomberg

Controversial plans to mine the ocean floor face a key test this year when a United Nations body unveils rules that could spur the exploitation of hundreds of billions of dollars of battery metals.... 


VISHAL POORAN
The pandemic had a significant impact on the hospitality sector, and resulted in an increase in demand in the domestic, central-water heating and multi-dwelling markets
Significant gas supply opportunity for company
23rd April 2021 By: Cameron Mackay

Power generation, while remaining South Africa’s largest barrier to economic growth, provides piped natural gas supplier Egoli Gas with a significant opportunity to provide more piped natural gas... 


Civil society supports calls for public hearings on RMIPPPP
20th April 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Civil society organisations are supporting calls by Parliament for public hearings into the decision by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to include projects by Karpowership... 


Amendments to plastic bag regulations published for comment
19th April 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Amendments to the Plastic Carrier Bags and Plastic Flat Bags Regulations have been gazetted by Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy on April 7, in terms of the National... 


Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Barbara Creecy
Circular economy a key component of South Africa’s post-Covid-19 recovery, says Creecy
16th April 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

South Africa’s post-Covid-19 Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan includes a green economy component, of which the circular economy is a key component, to ensure environmental protection and... 


Creecy unveils draft updated Nationally Determined Contribution
Creecy unveils draft updated Nationally Determined Contribution
31st March 2021

  Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about the draft updated Nationally Determined Contribution unveiled by Environment Minister Barbara Creecy, as... 


Industry can grow with diverse solutions – institute
26th March 2021 By: Cameron Mackay

The best growth scenario for the local sugar industry is to diversify its products to create multiple revenue streams, says research organisation the Sugar Milling Research Institute NPC (SMRI)... 


Industry master plan supported
26th March 2021

Non-profit trade organisation FairPlay Movement enthusiastically supports the South African Sugar Master Plan as a mechanism to stabilise and rebuild the industry after devastating and predatory... 


POISON
Fossil fuels are responsible for millions of deaths globally every year
Fossil fuels found accountable for millions of deaths
19th March 2021 By: Halima Frost

Fossil fuels are, through a marked contribution to air pollution, accountable for 8.7-million deaths globally in 2018, which adds to the mounting evidence that air pollution from ongoing dependence... 


ZANELLE DALGLISH Our vision of sustainability is holistic and ecosystemic, as it covers all environmental, social and governance topics
Sustainability leader ramps up ESG strategy
19th March 2021 By: Halima Frost

Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric has begun to implement its new Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) programme for 2021 to 2025, in the hopes of significantly... 


The road to compliance for the Kendal power station, pictured, has included a criminal prosecution
Eskom mulls alternatives to R300bn emissions-compliance spend
16th March 2021 By: Terence Creamer

Coal-heavy electricity utility Eskom has reiterated its commitment to complying with South Africa’s tightening minimum emission standards, but CEO Andre de Ruyter has also indicated that it is... 


National Treasury Director Dondo Mogajane
Treasury to block R384m funding for Alfred Nzo Municipality due to poor performance
12th March 2021 By: News24Wire

National Treasury plans to stop R384 million in funding to the cash-strapped Alfred Nzo Municipality due to under-performance and non-compliance relating to water service and municipal... 


 WADING THROUGH THE WATERS
Water risks such as declining water quality, flooding, drought, water scarcity and water stress are all contributing to a decline in local water security
Water stewardship can halt security decline
12th March 2021 By: Cameron Mackay

With water security declining in South Africa, consulting engineers and scientists SRK Consulting principal consultant Fiona Sutton believes that securing commitment from companies regarding the... 


MANNIE RAMOS JNR
As we brand ourselves as a water bank, businesses to store water for when water supply is unavailable in order to have continuity of service
Pandemic stresses need for conservation
12th March 2021 By: Cameron Mackay

With Covid-19 further emphasising the importance of water and water conservation in South Africa, water tank storage solutions provider Abeco Tanks has supplied water tanks to several hospitals and... 


Eskom, Sasol face government ultimatum to meet emission limits
Eskom, Sasol face government ultimatum to meet emission limits
10th March 2021 By: Bloomberg

Eskom Holdings and Sasol, South Africa’s two biggest polluters, must comply with emission limits even if it costs them tens of billions of rand, Environment Minister Barbara Creecy said. The... 


Mauritius hit by minor oil spill in wake of ecological disaster
9th March 2021 By: Bloomberg

A Chinese-flagged fishing vessel has run aground close to Mauritius’s only port, just months after the Indian Ocean island nation had to contend with its worst-ever ecological disaster that was... 


Report finds majority of extractive commodity traders lack ESG disclosure
8th March 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Swiss research organisation RMF finds in a new report that companies involved in oil, gas, metals or minerals trading score on average only 23% on environmental, social and governance (ESG) due... 


ECA report unpacks green recovery strategy for Africa
2nd March 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Economic Commission for Africa has launched the 'Building Forward for an African Green Recovery' report, which highlights the continent’s bold post-Covid-19 pandemic recovery strategy. The... 


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