The first Africa Climate Summit is in full spring; Mohamed Adow of think-tank Power Shift says the continent must be part of the solution to a just transition

Minister Barbara Creecy says African countries need ‘a new suite of financing instruments, with a set of favourable terms and conditions that are not debt generators’

The agreement has ended the application for an interdict halting diamond mining operations pending legal considerations about the mining rights involved

Wheeling electricity across the grid offers a solution to South Africa’s power crisis, so why is it not happening in the energy heartland?

Ivory and other wild contraband seized by authorities is being returned to the black market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Road and water infrastructure, largely in the central, south and west of Johannesburg, is being damaged

The displacement of illegal artisanal mining gangs by the police causes the miners to flee to other areas, resulting in violent turf wars that spill over into neighbouring areas

The effect of illegal mining includes sabotaged pipelines that contaminate the environment, illegal water usage, sinkholes, underground fires and explosions

They scour mine dumps on the West Rand for gold

The power utility admitted to some errors during the Komati power station’s closure and is addressing the effect on the community by identifying skills and training

The rare spectacle, not expected again until 2037, lit up the skies – here are the best views from around the world.

A researcher has found that the wildflowers, a popular tourist attraction, are blooming earlier each decade

It appealed to bathers, coastal hikers, shoreline anglers and the maritime community to be cautious around coastlines during the super moon’s spring tide

The minister said Africa needs a holistic approach to defining critical minerals which considers national and continental needs and global trends

The carnivores have lost about 36% of their range in the past two decades

PowergroupSA accuses the Turkish company of trying to transfer its shares to another black economic empowerment company without sticking to their agreement

The first part of the application will be heard on Tuesday

The Met Office said the waterspout was spotted on Saturday morning.

Gas has the potential to be a transition fuel as the country moves to cleaner energy sources, says the mineral resources and energy department

Utility says that this will encourage defaulting municipalities to cough up

A groundswell of citizens are saying ‘no more’ to the death of the province’s once pristine coastline