South Africa

The European Union and South Africa have launched the first government-to-government dialogue under their Clean Trade and Investment Partnership (CTIP), marking a new phase in efforts to deepen investment, strengthen…

Water security is emerging as one of Africa’s most pressing infrastructure and development priorities as climate variability, ageing water networks, rapid urbanisation and rising demand place increasing strain on the…

Africa’s electricity demand is expected to nearly double by 2050, reaching approximately 2,291 terawatt-hours (TWh), but the continent’s ability to meet this rising demand will depend less on generation capacity…

Medicinal maggot therapy, once regarded as an unconventional treatment, is emerging as a scientifically validated solution to one of Africa’s growing public health challenges: chronic wounds complicated by rising antimicrobial resistance. Researchers…

South African businesses are entering a new phase of the sustainability transition, where competitive advantage increasingly depends not on setting environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets, but on delivering measurable…

Soweto is scaling up investment in nature-based infrastructure as part of a broader effort to strengthen climate resilience, reduce flood and heat risks, and stimulate green economic opportunities in one…

The World Bank has removed its target of directing 45 percent of its financing towards climate-related projects, a policy shift that has triggered concern among development experts over the future…

Amazon has committed to one of the world’s largest private-sector investments in nature-based carbon removal, backing a landscape restoration programme in South Africa’s Eastern Cape that aims to rehabilitate more…

A young South African researcher has developed a biodegradable agricultural mulch made from sugarcane bagasse and maize stalks, earning national recognition for an innovation that could reduce plastic pollution, improve…

South Africa is calling for a fundamental shift in how governments, businesses and communities protect marine ecosystems, arguing that safeguarding the country’s oceans requires tackling pollution and environmental degradation from…