World Water Week is a non-profit event held every year since 1991, which highlights global water issues.

A group of organisations have created successful small projects, but now they want to aim bigger.

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA has confirmed that it has released a caracal back into the wild after a short stay at its Wildlife Care Facility.

With the good rain during winter and expected warmer weather in spring, large parts of Public Open Spaces and parks will soon see thousands of early spring flowers blooming.

One of Cape Town’s most iconic attractions, Boulders Beach, has been named as one of the ’50 Best Beaches in the World’.

In the first six months of 2023 a total of 231 rhinos were killed in South Africa at an average of just under 1.3 rhinos per day.

The dangerous wildfires burning across Europe show us how real the climate crisis has become. When we see these disasters on the news, it’s clear we need to take action on climate change now. But it can still be hard to really understand how. That’s where tabletop games can help. Tabletop games (board games, card […]

The torrential rain this past weekend has seen Cape Town’s dam levels reach 100,8%. Last year this time, dam levels were 75,4%. With dam levels increasing, there may be questions crossing residents’ minds about what this means for water use and resilience. ‘While we certainly welcome the healthy dam levels, we cannot allow this to […]

The latest attempt by a small mining company to get formal approval for a massive open cast tungsten mine in the West Coast region is again before the courts. Since 2004 a small mining company has been seeking approval for a massive opencast tungsten mine near Piketberg. Owners of protected land have blocked the mining […]

Jim Skea of the United Kingdom was elected chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Nairobi on Wednesday night. The IPCC is one of the most important bodies tackling climate change. Skea, who has nearly 40 years of experience in climate change, was elected by 90 votes to 69 in a run-off […]

The number of climate change-related court cases has more than doubled since 2017 as people turn to litigation to try to fight global warming, the UN said Thursday 27 July 2023. Courts are increasingly becoming a venue to force governments and businesses to take action as the human-caused warming of Earth becomes ever more destructive […]

Skywatchers in South Africa will be treated to a rare treat in August 2023: two full moons. The first full moon of the month, on August 1, will be called the Sturgeon Moon. The second full moon, on August 30, will be a blue moon. SKYWATCHERS WILL SEE THE FOLLOWING FULL MOONS IN AUGUST: The […]

For seven long years, drought reduced the life-teeming waters of Verlorenvlei on the West Coast to a handful of toxic puddles. Record rainfall has again filled Verlorenvlei on the West Coast after seven years of drought. But the future of this important biodiversity site depends on a crucial meeting this week. Scientists will present their […]

SHRINKING BEACHES Climate change is definitely making its presence felt around the world and now a recent study has found that several popular tourist beaches are predicted to shrink by a massive amount by the year 2100. The study was undertaken by HawaiianIslands.com with rankings based on European Commission data. The subsequent list has identified […]

It is sad and shameful to see both Johannesburg and Pretoria ranking among the most polluted cities on the African continent. SOUTH AFRICAN CITIES Unfortunately, for many Johannesburg and Pretoria residents life in these metropolises is already challenging enough with deteriorating roads, ever-increasing living costs, and worsening crime levels. Increased air pollution is often visible […]

Climate activists disrupted the British Open on Friday, setting off a smoke flare and throwing orange powder onto the Royal Liverpool course. The Just Stop Oil group said three people were involved in the demonstration at the 17th hole during the second day of the tournament at Hoylake. ALSO READ: Explained: Louis Oosthuizen may never play the Masters again British golf’s landmark tournament […]

Small-scale farmers in the mountainous Cederberg region in the Western Cape are battling to put food on the table after floods wrecked their crops last month. The last floods of this magnitude occurred almost 40 years ago, according to long-time residents. Small-scale farmers in the Cederberg are battling to rebuild their livelihoods after floods devastated […]

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of a dramatic drop in temperature, with snow in places for the southern half of the country this week. The weather service said a cut-off low is expected to develop over the southern interior of South Africa, resulting in a sudden and widespread lowering of maximum temperatures, […]

Water is slowly returning to the dams supplying Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality as dam levels improve, but the city is not out of the woods yet. The metro has just under two years of water supply left. DAM LEVELS ARE IMPROVING Since May, overall dam levels have doubled. On the 18 May dams levels were at 16.93% […]

An inspiring Manifesto has been drafted by the Mpungose community of Eshowe, Northern KwaZulu-Natal, as a direct response to the devastating effects of climate change. This significant statement of declarations and calls to action paves the way for community-driven responses to environmental matters that negatively impact the daily lives of many South Africans.  Workshopping a […]

Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Thursday, 13 July 2023. SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS: A Yellow Level 1 Warning: Wind leading to localised reduced visibility due to blowing dust and sand is expected over Richtersveld and Nama Khoi Municipali- ties in the Northern […]

Johannesburg Water warned residents that there will be a 58-hour planned water supply shutdown from Tuesday. Over 100 areas will be affected from 11 July to Friday 14 July. WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS IN THESE JHB AREAS Rand Water said that the shutdown would allow it to tie the A19 and B14 lines with a new pipeline and […]

The official dam level stats in the Western Cape have jumped in recent weeks following heavy rainfall and now show that five of the six dams are either at, or exceeding, capacity. The six major dams in the province – the Berg River, Steenbras Lower, Steenberg Upper, Theewaterskloof, Voëlvlei and Wemmershoek – are cumulatively UP on a similar […]

Here is where you will find SNOW in South Africa TODAY. HERE IS WHERE THERE YOU WILL FIND SNOW The South Africa Weather Service (SAWS) issued an orange level 6 warning for possible disruptive snow in several parts of the country until Wednesday. “Snow started to fall this morning (Saturday) over the high-lying areas of […]

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has confirmed that parts of Gauteng observed snow on Monday morning. “A cold front caused a significant drop in temperatures over today, Monday, 10 July 2023. The maximum temperatures are expected to reach 13°C in the northern areas of Gauteng, with minimum temperatures recorded to have met criteria for […]