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South Africa’s G20 presidency is over – what did it achieve for climate and clean energy in Africa?Britta Rennkamp

2025 in review: FoodForward SA strengthening community impact despite challenging year

2025 in review: FoodForward SA strengthening community impact despite challenging yearFoodForward SA

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TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project loses R2.2bn backingShadia Nasralla and America Hernandez

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About 200 activists marched to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to support Wild Coast communities opposing seismic surveys and oil exploration rights granted to Shell and Impact Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee

Activists march against Shell’s oil exploration

Ihsaan Haffejee and Thamsanqa Mbovane 17 Sep 2025

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How South African youth lead the green economy

17 Sep 2025

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South Africa strengthens global ties in pursuit of sustainable fuels

16 Sep 2025

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Hunger among South African students: study shows those studying remotely need financial aid for food

Angelo Fynn 16 Sep 2025

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Mayor Morero outlines new strategies to combat Johannesburg’s water crisis

15 Sep 2025

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South Africa urged to strengthen climate plans as 2030 deadline looms

12 Sep 2025

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Sanlam Retail Mass donates water tanks to Mamelodi East schools

11 Sep 2025

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African leaders unite to fund $50bn yearly climate initiative despite global setbacks

11 Sep 2025

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Lesotho’s giant dam takes shape

10 Sep 2025

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Vandals ruin water supply for Eastern Cape village

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 10 Sep 2025

CRET graduate tackles South Africa’s waste crisis through innovation

CRET graduate tackles South Africa’s waste crisis through innovation

Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 10 Sep 2025

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South African environmental groups push to block Shell’s new wells – how world court opinion might help

Angela van der Berg 10 Sep 2025

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#EcoLogicAwards25: Celebrating South Africa's greenest innovators

10 Sep 2025

FoodForward SA advocacy secures landmark food donation standard for South Africa

FoodForward SA advocacy secures landmark food donation standard for South Africa

Andy Du Plessis, FoodForward SA 3 Sep 2025

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Landslide devastates village in Darfur, over 1,000 feared dead

3 Sep 2025

Building materials lie exposed and no workers have been seen for months at the R300-million Polokwane Regional Wastewater Treatment Works project. Photos: Judas Sekwela

Sewage in the rivers as Polokwane water treatment project stalls

Judas Sekwela 2 Sep 2025

#WomensMonth: The women shaping the future of food security in South Africa

#WomensMonth: The women shaping the future of food security in South Africa

Maroefah Smith 29 Aug 2025

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Africa's water investment pledge faces skills gap challenge

29 Aug 2025

The missing link in SA’s climate agenda: Food loss and waste

The missing link in SA’s climate agenda: Food loss and waste

FoodForward SA 28 Aug 2025

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Cholera in northwest Nigeria: Limited healthcare access leaves communities at risk

Ahmed Kingimi 28 Aug 2025

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South Africa’s new climate targets: balancing ambition with the realities of coal and climate finance

Roula Inglesi-Lotz and Jessika Bohlmann 27 Aug 2025

Better data strengthens food supplies in West Africa

Better data strengthens food supplies in West Africa

25 Aug 2025

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Boost for community heroes: Iwisa No. 1 raises 2025 competition prize to R400,000

21 Aug 2025

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Historic step for Eskom as it rolls out renewable energy offtake programme

20 Aug 2025

Source: . The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) comprises a system of several large dams and tunnels throughout Lesotho, which delivers water to the Gauteng region of South Africa via the Vaal River System. It is the largest water transfer scheme in Africa.

Ninety One's infrastructure credit fund hits R2bn, boosting South Africa's growth path

18 Aug 2025

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SA’s electricity price is soaring. Why protests are often the only way for people to be heard

Luke Sinwell 18 Aug 2025

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa urged that water investment be central to finance discussions at the AU-AIP Water Summit 2025, which aligns with the launch of the Rand Water Zuikerbosch System Purification Plant in Vereeniging which he attended last week.

Global leaders unite in Cape Town to transform water investment strategy

14 Aug 2025

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Child malnutrition is a sign of conflict to come: Nigerian study links climate change, food and violence

Marina Mastrorillo, Chun Song, Grazia Pacillo and Victor Villa 14 Aug 2025

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The science of starvation: this is what happens to your body when it’s deprived of food

Ola Anabtawi and Berta Valente 12 Aug 2025

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25 million people acutely food insecure in Sudan

11 Aug 2025

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