Climate Change

From smart robotic systems and nanotechnology to groundwater mapping and climate-smart agriculture, young South African scientists are developing innovative approaches to one of the country’s most... 

For the past few years, a question has circulated through boardrooms and media: are sustainability and ESG dead? Depending on who you ask, they are being abandoned, rebranded, politicised or... 

More than 300 researchers, government and civil society experts, funders, entrepreneurs and innovators from across Africa will gather in Cape Town from 24 to 26 June 2026 for the Sustainability... 

The South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON) contributed to the preparation and integration of South African flux data into the FLUXNET Shuttle, a powerful tool that gathers flux... 

A new research report published by telecommunications group Vodacom highlights Africa’s high vulnerability to climate change, with decarbonisation efforts hampered by critical energy challenges.... 

The passion Maggie Infante, CEO of Infinite Industries, has for our planet is both contagious and impossible to ignore. The winner of SEIFSA’s 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award is committed to... 

A just transition is more than an environmental stewardship imperative, but is also an economic and social imperative and South Africa must ensure the shift to a low-emissions and climate-resilient... 

The mining industry is undergoing significant transformation in terms of its approach to risk mitigation and management. Once characterised by a reactive mindset, today’s mining organisations are... 

Wetlands make a special water resource type protected internationally under the Ramsar Convention, which was established in 1971. South Africa joined the convention in 1975 as one of the first five... 

The journey of the Section 12L tax Incentive scheme from its inception to date is one filled with great success. The Section 12L of the Income Tax was initially designed to support international... 

Cape Town has become the first South African city to have a Chief Heat Officer (CHO). Cities such as Los Angeles and Athens already have CHOs. 

Shareholders of thermal coal producer Thungela Resources – Just Share, Aeon Investment Management and Fossil Free South Africa – have instituted litigation in the Gauteng High Court seeking an... 

The South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON), in collaboration with the University of the Free State’s Afromontane Research Unit (ARU), has installed the highest weather station... 

The ever-increasing need to conform to the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) framework has been embraced by engineering and scientific consultancy SRK Consulting South Africa... 

Africa’s youth are its greatest resource – with over 60% of the continent’s population under the age of 25, this generation is the youngest, largest and arguably the most climate-conscious in...