Anglo says any liability for lead contamination in Zambian district ‘rests elsewhere’

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Hard work and passion paid off for Rifumo Mathebula, an environmental educator, filmmaker and photojournalist

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They argue that the international wildlife treaty is undermining sustainable use of species in the region such as elephants.

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The UK is funding the development of a green hydrogen industry in South Africa. What is it, what are the opportunities and what are the concerns?

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The UK is funding the development of a green hydrogen industry in South Africa. What is it, what are the opportunities and what are the concerns?

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People who had them as pets, released them into the wild in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town

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In South Africa, the gregarious aerial invaders are ‘here to stay’ for the next few million years, scientists say

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This follows the country securing billions of rands for the just energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable electricity

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Climate change diplomacy is a game of give and take — and it would appear that the environment and humanity will have to keep on giving

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Déjà vu inside the closed door corridors of Sharm El Sheik

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Mpumalanga, the province ‘where the sun rises’, takes centre stage in SA’s Just Energy Transition Plan

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Southern African countries push to resume ivory trade in government stockpiles, while other African proposals seek to protect hippos

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Workers at coal-fired power stations in Mpumalanga remain concerned despite assurances that the transition will be just

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Developing nations are calling for the countries most responsible for climate change to pay for loss and damage

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Southern African countries push to resume ivory trade in government stockpiles, while other African proposals seek to protect hippos

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Finance for loss and damage are crucial if low emitting countries are to survive climate shocks

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Eskom’s Jan Oberholzer says South Africans should to prepare for more power cuts over the next year

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The limitation on corporations’ ability to claim damages for defamation is a ‘critical shift’

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There is no time to stall. Those responsible for the climate crisis must act now

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But some see carbon credits as a false solution because companies will use the system to avoid cutting their carbon emissions

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