Climate activists protest Africa Oil vampires
Gwede Mantashe told the delegates that South Africa is committed to a mix of energy sources while activists are calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels.
Environment
Illegal dumping overwhelms Delft residents
The residents of Delft contend with piles of unsanitary and hazardous rubbish while the City of Cape Town has no plan to clean it up.
PHOTOS | Riverlands flood damage
The local municipality supports the motion of a class action law suit against the owners of the failed dams, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.
Riverlands families still picking up the pieces a month after dam burst
An investigation by the Department of Water recommends that the dam owner be held accountable for the disaster.
Farmworkers march to demand a ban on harmful pesticides
The protestors want Germany to stop exporting 67 hazardous pesticides that are banned in Europe, to South Africa
Dying to live: Residents of Ga-Molekana village live in fear of mining operations
Human Rights Commission report finds that mining by Anglo American Platinum affects the rights of villagers in Limpopo.
PHOTOS | Informal settlement residents bear the brunt of Cape floods
Residents of informal settlements have been the hardest hit by the heavy downpours, cold, and gusty winds that have engulfed parts of the Western Cape Province for the past two weeks.
A week of misery for informal settlement residents
The South African Weather Services has issued a level 8 warning for the Western Cape.
Climate crisis threatens basic human rights – report
“Climate change is still largely a misunderstood issue for much of the public, and climate change literacy is low in South Africa.”
Outsourcing waste collection leads to illegal dumping in Khayelitsha
Workers providing cleaning services to the City of Cape Town through an outsourced company were not paid their salaries for three months.
Toilet cleaners strike over non-payment
The workers have resorted to strike action to get the cleaning company and the City of Cape Town to pay what is due to them.
Clinic built by Lonmin may collapse because of Samancor mine
The mining-affected community of Bapong village blames mining companies for the environmental deterioration of the area.
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