The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
About 4 000 homes were affected by flooding in informal settlements around Cape Town after heavy rain, while at least two mountain passes in Witzenberg near Ceres have snowed over and are unsafe for travel. "Due to last night's heavy downpours, localised flooding has occurred in informal settlements across the …
Authorities hope separation of household waste for recycling will help solve landfill crisis in country's largest city. It is now compulsory for people living in the South African city of Johannesburg to separate their household waste for recycling. Authorities hope it will stop existing landfill sites from filling up too …
This study was commissioned to improve the understanding of the uptake of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in South Africa, the processes through which EbA has been lead and governed, and how EbA has been integrated into national policy, strategy and implementation. This study also aims to improve the understanding of how …
DALLAS, Ore: From South Africa's drought-stricken vineyards, to France's noble chateaus, to sunny vineyards in Australia and California, the wine industry is taking action to protect itself amid rising temperatures and more dramatic weather variations caused by climate change. Winemakers and growers are moving to cooler zones, growing grapes that …
In order to accelerate the global transition to clean energy, it is important to systematically identify the risks associated with RE deployment and address these risks through a combination of policy and market-based interventions. Bolstering the business case for RE technologies in developing nations will help attract a steady flow …
New research from the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) shows most South Africans believe land reform is important to address inequality and further the reconciliation process. The findings, released ahead of a series of public hearings organised by Parliament's constitution review committee on "land expropriation without compensation", suggests South …
South Africa’s Department of Health on Monday became the first in the world to announce a mass roll-out of a more tolerable drug to fight multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Injectables currently used to treat TB are notorious for their harsh side effects. The drug‚ bedaquiline‚ will replace existing treatment regimens for …
One of the primary challenges facing BRICS countries in terms of implementing renewable energy solutions, is the leveraging of finances. This was one of the critical talking points during a recent panel on energy research at the tenth BRICS Academic Forum held in Sandton, South Africa. According to CAJ News, …
The Department of Health has released new data on reduction in TB mortality cases from drug resistant Tuberculosis (DR - TB) in South Africa through use of the latest medicine, called Bedaquiline. South Africa has a large number of people with drug resistant tuberculosis, many of whom were diagnosed since …
Major South African centres are at risk from the effects of climate change, says an international report. Coastal cities Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London and Paarl are at risk of flooding by 2050, says the C40 Cities Future We Don't Want report. According to the organisation, which connects …
Nearly 19-million people were displaced because of climate change in 2017‚ said a senior UN climate leader at the opening of a global conference on climate adaptation in Cape Town on Tuesday. "That is 2‚000 people an hour being displaced; 33 people a minute‚" said Ovais Sarmad‚ deputy executive secretary …
Neither the law nor the accounting standards governing company disclosures ensure that mining companies are transparent about financial provision set aside to rehabilitate environmental damage. This is the key finding of the latest report in the Centre for Environmental Rights’ (CER’s) Full Disclosure series. The study looked at what mining …
A new website and a Facebook page were launched on Tuesday in a bid to assist former mineworkers and their dependents who may be entitled to compensation under the provisions of a Trust Fund set up to pay mineworkers who contracted silicosis or TB at work. WATCH: New mining charter …
Monitored by a conservationist, a young pangolin slurped ants with a long tongue near a veterinary hospital that became a temporary home after the animal was found near the body of its mother, killed by a jolt from an electric fence. The six-month-old scaly anteater foraged on a hillside, building …
The government said on Wednesday that the national state of disaster it declared in March over a drought that has ravaged parts of the country, had lapsed after significant rainfall. The three-year drought hit Cape Town particularly hard, threatening to leave residents of the city without drinking water. The government …
Emergency services were on standby as an intense cold front‚ accompanied by heavy rain and gale force winds‚ made landfall in Cape Town early on Thursday. Lightening flickered above the city as the rain poured down before sunrise‚ bringing with it potential flash floods in the city‚ Cape Winelands‚ Overberg …
Starting from July 1‚ Johannesburg residents will be required to recycle in their households‚ MEC of Environment Affairs and Infrastructure Nico De Jager said this week. This is to reduce pollution and protect the environment from further damage caused by poor waste management. Residents will be required to separate waste …
One of eThekwini’s premier tourist destinations‚ the seaside town of Umhlanga near Durban‚ was hit by yet another beach promenade sewage spill on Wednesday. A video posted on Facebook by local ward councillor Heinz de Boer captured raw sewage pouring from a pipe onto the promenade and local beach - …
Parliament's portfolio committee on mineral resources is demanding answers from Sibanye-Stillwater's managers on Tuesday after the death of four miners, and the disappearance of at least one more. "The committee fails to understand why senior mine managers are still in possession of their jobs, with such a track record under …
A US-based company has launched a new solar "water from air" device in Cape Town to alleviate some of the pressure placed on municipal and groundwater supply. Speaking at the launch, US consul general in Cape Town Virginia Blaser explained that the device, dubbed SOURCE, uses sunlight and air to …
