Firefighters have successfully contained blazes in the Cape Winelands’ Montagu and Ashton areas after more than a week of intensive operations. One active line remains in De Doorns where suppression continues.

A devastating collision between an Interstate bus and a truck on the N8 highway near Bloemfontein has claimed 10 lives, with dozens more suffering injuries, during wet weather conditions on Saturday morning.

Collaboration key for biodiversity conservation

The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, has emphasised that safeguarding South Africa’s biodiversity requires a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, anchored by a shared national mission.

“Conservation without people is hollow. True success hinges on inclusive, transformative...

DWS welcomes court ruling on Emalahleni sewage pollution case

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has welcomed a judgment by the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court, which found the Emalahleni Local Municipality guilty of multiple environmental offences under the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) and the National Water Act (NWA).

The ruling follows the...

G20 Leaders’ Summit ‘will go on’ despite absences – President Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that the G20 Leaders’ Summit will proceed as planned, despite the absence of representation from the United States (US) government.

The President was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the CEO-City Cleanup Partnership Programme held in Kliptown, Johannesburg, on...

A years-old video from Mpumalanga’s notorious coffin-assault case is circulating again on Facebook and X, this time misrepresented as footage from Sudan’s ongoing conflict.