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More decisive action needed on climate change

February 5, 2021 1 Comment

Responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent comments at the World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda, Greenpeace Africa's Climate and Energy Campaign Manager Happy Khambule has said: "The President of South Africa and Chair of the African Union is peddling 20th century solutions to 21st century problems. The President missed an opportunity to rise to the challenges of … [Read more...]

Water decisions that build climate resilience in Africa

January 28, 2021 Leave a Comment

A climate resilient project in Zambia supported by the African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has won the Water ChangeMaker People’s Choice Award-Africa. The Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Kafue Sub-basin Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (SCRiKA) beat two other finalists identified by an expert jury to win first prize with roughly 7,000 … [Read more...]

Greenhouse gases still at record levels after lockdown

December 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

The industrial slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic has not curbed record levels of greenhouse gases which are trapping heat in the atmosphere, increasing temperatures and driving more extreme weather, ice melt, sea-level rise and ocean acidification, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The lockdown has cut emissions of many pollutants and greenhouse … [Read more...]

Inga 3 project going ahead amid COVID-19 pandemic

November 11, 2020 Leave a Comment

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) concluded a week-long conference in June earlier this year on the beleaguered Grand Inga Dam Project, where South Africa restated its commitment to purchase 5000MW of electricity from the proposed project, and the SA Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy is reported to be pressing ahead with their plans to procure power from the … [Read more...]

Bold action and strategies required to tackle climate change

September 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

The City of Cape Town’s draft Climate Change Strategy is available for public comment from 1 to 30 September 2020. Climate change is a global threat and Cape Town is particularly vulnerable. Residents and interested parties are encouraged to please participate in this process. It is the City’s vision to create an urban environment that is climate resilient, resource … [Read more...]

Civil Society calls on the African Development Bank to quit fossil fuels

May 25, 2020 Leave a Comment

Africa Day 2020: African Climate Reality Project along with 25 fellow civil society organisations, are calling on the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to immediately put in place and publish on the AfDB website a fossil fuel finance exclusion policy that states that the Bank will not fund, provide financial services or capacity support to any coal project on the African … [Read more...]

Protesters demonstrate outside Cape Town oil conference

November 7, 2019 1 Comment

The Africa Oil Week conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre this week is bringing together governments, investors, international corporations, and lobbyists, who - despite our imminent global ecological crisis – remain unchallenged by our politicians as they further push our world over the edge of collapse through their aggressively escalating production of … [Read more...]

Scientists test radical ways to fix earth’s climate

May 11, 2019 Leave a Comment

Scientists in Cambridge plan to set up a research centre to develop new ways to repair the Earth's climate. It will investigate radical approaches such as refreezing the Earth's poles and removing CO2 from the atmosphere. The centre is being created because of fears that current approaches will not on their own stop dangerous and irreversible damage to the planet. The … [Read more...]

Donate to the victims of Cyclone Idai

April 4, 2019 Leave a Comment

The death toll from Cyclone Idai keeps rising. Now, cholera is taking lives and threatens the survivors of the cyclone. That's the thing about these extreme weather events. It doesn’t end when it ends. Cyclone Idai has destroyed access to clean water and access to sanitation, escalating health risks for the survivors. The countless families hit by the disaster are strong and … [Read more...]

Gift of the Givers teams to aid earthquake-shaken Indonesia

October 3, 2018 Leave a Comment

A volcano has erupted on the same island in Indonesia where an earthquake and tsunami last week killed at least 1400 people. Gift of the Givers has responded to a call for assistance from the President of Indonesia. Gift of the Givers search and rescue teams are heading for Indonesia today with highly specialised equipment, accompanied by a select number of medical … [Read more...]

Underwater ruins of lost Roman city discovered in Tunisia

October 27, 2017 Leave a Comment

A vast 1,700 year old Roman settlement has been discovered off the coast of Tunisia after several years of archaeological exploration in search of the ancient city of Neapolis. Neapolis is believed to have been submerged after a tsunami in the 4th century AD destroyed most of it, as recorded by Roman soldier and historian Ammien Marcellin. The natural disaster also badly … [Read more...]

Krugersdorp tornado moves over Delmas

October 10, 2017 Leave a Comment

Nine people were left injured in the Delmas and Bapsfontein area last night after what is believed to be the same tornado as that which tore through the Krugersdorp area descended on the area, damaging a business and a home. Krugersdorp and its surrounds were devastated when a tornado hit the area on Monday, 9 October at about 3pm, passing over the Netcare Pinehaven … [Read more...]

Thunderstorms hit Gauteng as hail lashes province

October 10, 2017 Leave a Comment

An afternoon thunderstorm has hit Gauteng, bringing with it hail and strong winds. On Monday morning the weather service issued a watch for severe thunderstorm in the afternoon. Forecaster Madimetja Thema said: “Thunderstorms are starting to pop out of the North West province. There is a line that has formed from Rustenburg down to Klerksdorp and is slowly moving towards … [Read more...]

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Jean Tresfon - Marine Conservation Photographer

Took a turn past Hospital Bend yesterday to check out the extent of the burn scars and fire damage from the recent massive #CapeTownFires. With the flames mostly extinguished and the helicopter crews standing down I could circle overhead without getting in the way of the amazing people that risk their lives to protect the rest of us from these hugely destructive events.

The extent of the burn was obvious from a long way off and my immediate reaction was amazement that more property was not not impacted. With the gale-force southeaster fanning the flames on Monday and both driving the fire towards Vredehoek and preventing the helicopter crew from flying it is actually quite amazing that the fire line was held and properties such as the iconic salt and pepper pots did not burn!

Rhodes Memorial was in the middle of it and it is not surprising that the Tea Room burnt down but I was quite interested in the way the damage at UCT was isolated to just a few random places spread quite far apart within the campus.

To the fire fighters, from those on the ground right in the fire line to the incredibly skilful helicopter pilots and spotter pilots and not forgetting the myriad of personnel behind the scenes organising and driving the effort, you folks are amazing!
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Capetonians are familiar with the impacts of climate change due to the drought and the recent Table Mountain fire. In both instances, residents, businesses, organisations and government have worked…

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WWF analysis reveals unnecessary environmental barriers in Europe

WWF’s new Potential of Barrier Removal to Reconnect Europe’s Rivers report analyses a sample of 30,000 barriers on large and medium-sized rivers in Europe, and assesses their reconnection potential… ... See more

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Floating base for HOPE on the Black River

The HOPE statue placed in the water where the Liesbeeck and Black Rivers converge, has become a much-loved and well-known sight for motorists travelling along the M5 highway near the N2 interchange…

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Civil society calls for public hearings on Karpowerships

On Tuesday 20 April, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) will brief Parliament’s Portfolio Committee for Minerals and Energy to evaluate its proposed bids on the Risk Mitigation I… ... See more

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