A $160 million (R3 billion) South African phosphate mine owned by billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital Investments that’s been beset by environmental disputes for over a decade is facing a fresh obstacle.

Analysis of Eskom’s energy production for 2024 shows that coal-fired power plant performance improved significantly to reduce diesel and gas use by almost 6%.

Some scientists have challenged the claim that so-called “dark oxygen” is being produced in the lightless abyss of the seabed.

There is a massive opportunity for South Africa to raise much-needed climate funding by selling carbon credits, say experts.

By launching a global trade war and stoking geopolitical tensions, the US president is encouraging the rest of the world to reduce its reliance on imported fuels, no matter where they come from, says Nick Hedley.

Sri Lanka’s wildlife and railway authorities announced a series of low-tech measures, including adjusting timetables to reduce night-time train collisions, following the worst wildlife accident that killed seven elephants.

An assemblage of tools found in Tanzania that was fashioned about 1.5 million years ago from the limb bones of elephants and hippos reveals what scientists are calling a technological breakthrough for the human evolutionary lineage – systematic production of implements made from a material other than stone.

Government, environmental groups and fishing industry agree to new no-fishing zones around penguin breeding grounds, according to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment.

There are growing doubts about a pledge by rich nations to provide more climate finance to poorer nations, as foreign aid budgets are slashed and the US guts environmental spending.

In the race to save the endangered ocelot, scientists are trekking the United States, pursuing fertility treatments and striving to kickstart a new generation of the wild cat.

The US energy secretary at an industry gathering vowed to reset federal energy policy to favour fossil fuels and deprioritise climate change.

The recent withdrawal of the United States from South Africa’s Just Energy Transition (partnership is another stark reminder that sustainability cannot rest on the shifting sands of political will, writes Mila Vicquery.

The status of the wattled crane population in South Africa has recently been downgraded from critically endangered to endangered.

The town with the best air quality in South Africa is in the Northern Cape, it’s also among the world’s top 20 cities with the least polluted air.

SANParks research shows that hippos, which usually spend time in big, deep pools with many other animals, tend to become less social during drought.

A young giraffe made a remarkable recovery just a week after groundbreaking leg surgery, thanks to innovative splinting of its leg with PVC pipes and wrapping. Experts did the surgery outdoors, on rocky terrain, after approaching on horseback.

A British court Friday reduced some of the heaviest jail terms imposed on climate activists for high-profile protests, but threw out appeals from 10 others for their prison sentences to be quashed or cut.

A decision on a disbursement by the World Bank-linked Climate Investment Funds that would trigger a $2.6 billion (~R47 billion) green-finance package for South Africa may be made as early as Friday.

The UK has announced it will fund an additional R8 million (£330 000) for South Africa’s Energy Council to use in its work to support the country’s efforts to enable a market for electricity trading.

The risk of winter load shedding remains as demand is expected to surge amid grid instability, warns an analyst.

The US has informed SA that it is withdrawing from a climate pact with South Africa.