Science & Environment
COP30 opens with urgent call to close the world’s adaptation finance gap
Many national adaptation plans are outdated, raising the risk of maladaptation
By Jana Marx
Farmers eye another strong season as La Niña returns
Above-normal rainfall boosts prospects for summer crops
By Jana Marx
SA needs R3.7-trillion for the green transition
New national climate plan deepens ambition but highlights a huge finance gap
By Jana Marx
Business warns of 10% GDP hit from climate targets
Busa calls for flexible emissions pathway, fair CBAM deal and domestic finance plan ahead of COP30
By Jana Marx
Cryptocurrency fuels smuggling of SA’s endangered plants to Europe and US
Study finds corruption and bribery facilitate the trade in succulent species
By Kabelo Khumalo
Government plans blueprint to tackle elephant overpopulation
SA scrambles to tame excessive elephant numbers amid strong criticism from animals rights groups
By Kabelo Khumalo
Larger Northern Cape nuclear waste site could imperil residents, agricultural union warns
TLU raises the alarm over planned expansion at Vaalputs nuclear waste site
By MICHAEL SCHMIDT
SA poised to ratify high-seas treaty within a year, says top official
Landmark agreement the first legally binding deal to protect maritime biodiversity in international waters
By Tamar Kahn
Lesser flamingos lose one of only four African breeding sites to raw sewage
Tens of thousands of flamingos used to breed at Kamfers Dam near Kimberley, now there are none
By Tim Cocks
Mantashe sets BEE rules in blueprint for oil and gas exploration
Empowerment requirements to play critical role in the adjudication of exploration licences for SA oil and gas
By Kabelo Khumalo
Environment minister to announce emission decision on eight Eskom power stations
Dion George has made it clear that the government will not grant Eskom ‘unchecked permission to pollute’
By Linda Ensor
WATCH: Unpacking Gauteng's water crisis
Business Day TV spoke to Business Day editor-at-large Natasha Marrian
By Business Day TV
Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation brings the sea to classrooms
Ocean Campus is set to reach 100,000 children this year and is targeting inland schools
By RENÉE BONORCHIS
Clearer financial commitments needed in draft COP29 climate deal, SA says
Environment minister Dion George says the absence of numerical commitments in the text is concerning
By Jana Marx
COP29: SA still at a crossroad on climate change
SA, with a legacy of heavy reliance on coal, finds itself at a critical point, striving to balance its energy demands with global environmental obligations
By Jana Marx
