Government will push for shale gas exploration in the Karoo, according to Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe. The exploration, however, has been under a moratorium for decades.

The Chief Inspector of Mines has published South Africa’s first mine blasting standards.

Hurricane Milton weakened slightly to a still powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday as it threatened Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on its way to Florida, where more than a million people were ordered to evacuate from its path.

With reliance on the global shipping industry to transport 90% of our products, it is crucial to take steps to safeguard the sustainability of marine insurance. But with risks growing, this is a team effort, says Kennedy Ntenjwa.

The EU will continue discussions with SA government to find a solution in a dispute over Europe’s planned carbon border tax.

Higher temperatures pose a raft of challenges for vineyards and the jobs that depend on them, say researchers.

By forcing lots of gas into the mix, and using that technology all the time rather than only as a backup power source, Eskom would harm consumers and the economy at large, says Nick Hedley.

Treasury is proposing a new model to incentivise the private sector to invest in Eskom’s national transmission grid

Environment Minister Dion George’s proposal for out-of-court settlement talks without lawyers has been rejected by other parties and he has been accused of acting in a “highly irregular” manner.

In a pilot project, 20 Woolworths stores are offering to swap a jeans discount voucher for customers’ worn denim garments, which will be donated to a group of seamstresses for upcycling into bags, toys, cushions and more, writes Wendy Knowler.

Households could see an electricity hike as much as 44% next year, and even if Eskom doesn’t get the tariff hike it seeks, taxpayers will still foot the bill for bailouts the power utility needs, says an analyst.

The loss of rhinos would have a devastating and far-reaching effect on the ecosystems they inhabit, says Alecia Stander.

Researchers discovered a new frog species in the Cederberg mountains of South Africa.

In just over two decades, Brazilian Helio da Silva has single-handedly planted about 40 000 trees in the urban jungle that is Sao Paulo.

Women from three towns in the Eastern Cape collect scrap metals from their rural areas and towns, travel more than 400km to Durban to sell it, and then return to reinvest the money in setting up small businesses.

South African farmers are expected to harvest 22% less maize in the 2023/2024 season compared with the previous one, the government’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Thursday.