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No excuses for environmental harm: SCA mandates Eskom action plan for KusileJones Antunes and Tashlin Ramanundh

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority will refer suspected pollution for testing. GroundUp previously revealed that Kopano Ke Matla’s wastewater-treatment systems were found to be non-compliant, despite repeated warnings. The photo shows the Sekoai River and the tunnel access site.

Is construction at the Lesotho Highlands Water project polluting rivers?Sechaba Mokhethi

Environmental concerns over TotalEnergies’ exploration in SA dismissed

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority will refer suspected pollution for testing. GroundUp previously revealed that Kopano Ke Matla’s wastewater-treatment systems were found to be non-compliant, despite repeated warnings. The photo shows the Sekoai River and the tunnel access site.

Is construction at the Lesotho Highlands Water project polluting rivers?

By Sechaba Mokhethi 16 Oct 2026

Environmental concerns over TotalEnergies’ exploration in SA dismissed

16 Oct 2026

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FoodForward SA wins gold at Prestigious Eco-Logic Awards

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H&M, Adidas join coalition to improve post-consumer textile flows

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Dyllon Randall co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, which recently collected 3,600 litres of urine during the South Africa vs New Zealand rugby game. Image supplied.

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Top sustainability award for SA film on coastal communities fighting offshore oil exploration

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Activists have lodged an appeal against the rezoning approval given for this land near Cape Town Airport to be the site for a hyperscale data centre. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

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Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond 11 Sep 2026

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Pig farm vs power station: South African court tells state‑owned Eskom to clean up its pollution

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Green businesses win big at Nedbank Green Economy Indaba

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Sanbi has appointed Nondumiso Magija as the first woman to lead the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden as curator. Image credit:

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