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A powerful reflection on how Isitha Sabantu channels Fanon’s radical thought into a deeply political, emotionally resonant theatre of resistance and remembrance

‘Isitha Sabantu’: The new frontier for anti-colonial theatre

A powerful reflection on how Isitha Sabantu channels Fanon’s radical thought into a deeply political, emotionally resonant theatre of resistance and remembrance

The sulphuric stench that drifted over large parts of Johannesburg last week – described by residents as reeking of “rotten eggs”, “cat urine” and “burning sulphur” – has dissipated.

“Rotten egg” smell over Joburg highlights toxic air pollution risks

Air pollution in the Highveld Priority Area threatens lives and violates environmental rights, as hydrogen sulphide levels recently spiked over Johannesburg

Toxic smoke: The illegal dumping site from Cedar Creek forces residents to breathe an acrid haze from nightly burning. Photo: Supplied

‘We can’t breathe’: Joburg communities choke as illegal dumping sparks toxic air crisis

Every night, the skyline turns grey as illegal waste fires sweep through mountains of discarded household waste, building debris, electronic, medical waste and toxic materials

Wastewater: An overflowing drain flowing in a town in Mpumalanga. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mpumalanga municipality slapped with record R650m penalty for years of raw sewage spills

In a landmark ruling, the Emalahleni local municipality was ordered to fund major repairs after pleading guilty to persistent sewage pollution that contaminated rivers feeding the Olifants system

The Klipspruit river polluted by sewage and mine waste in Soweto. (File photo by Delwyn Verasamy)

Environmental injustice is becoming the new normal – we must resist it

On World Environment Day, we must challenge – in word and deed – the assumption that environmental issues are somehow separate from daily life

(File photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images)

Global mining conflicts surge, posing threat to clean energy transition

Conflicts over mineral mining, including copper and lithium, are rising, threatening billions in investments and slowing the clean energy transition, a new study finds

Hazard: Old tyres are collected for recycling (above) but the flawed management plan to do so has resulted in huge stockpiles. Photo: Redisa

Redisa versus the government: Legal row over discarded tyre crisis

The state’s waste tyre management plan faces a court challenge over unrealistic targets

Gustavo Petro speaks at an event after the 2022 Congressional elections in Colombia, on March 13, 2022. (Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Colombian left ascends to power by uniting progressive forces

The fourth instalment on lessons for the left shows how the Colombian left built a successful electoral project in face of brutal opposition from entrenched elites backed by US imperialism

South Africa’s steel industry can transition to zero-emission production, while addressing the environmental and social costs of its operations that are borne by local communities,

Hydrogen technology ‘key to sustainable steel industry’, analysis of ArcelorMittal’s roadmap finds

A groundbreaking policy brief looks at what ArcelorMittal’s decarbonisation roadmap means for communities and the environment

The Pretoria high court has overturned the government’s plans to add 1 500 megawatts of new coal-fired power to the national grid.
(Guillem Sartorio/AFP)

Court overturns South Africa’s coal-fired power plans, protecting children’s health and the environment

1 500 megawatts of new coal power locked in landmark legal victory

Street cleaners collect plastic waste separately for local recycling and trash on the occasion of World Environment Day in Johannesburg. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Plastics industry ‘unduly influences SA’s global plastic treaty’

South Africa is a primary plastic producing country with significant imports of primary plastic for local manufacturing

The applicants contend that the approval of new fossil fuel projects flies in the face of South Africa’s climate commitments. (Photo supplied)

Small-scale fishers take oil exploration fight to high court

The applicants are challenging a government decision that could pave the way for oil exploration in the Deep-Water Orange Basin off the west coast

South Africa’s largest corporate polluters have worked persistently over the past two decades, in public and in private, to derail an effective climate policy response by the government, according to non-profit shareholder activism organisation Just Share.

Oil and gas companies must pay for climate damage, global survey finds

Making polluters pay is not only fair, but popular and effective, says Greenpeace International

Eskom is inadvertently helping drive the global sustainable energy movement by rapidly pricing South Africans out of the grid energy market.  Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images

SA’s landmark youth-led climate case challenges new coal power plans

Applicants in the Cancel Coal case say the state’s plan threatens several constitutional rights, including the health and well-being of present and future generations

Lift off: SANParks new strategy, Vision 2040, aims to redress economic inequalities through conservation. (Photo by Herman Verwey/Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

The future of SANParks: From fortress conservation to inclusivity

Its new strategy, Vision 2040, aims to redress economic inequalities through conservation

Measuring a country’s capacity to achieve its NDC targets is crucial, because it provides the foundation for improving capacity development, enhancing knowledge and optimising financial flows.

Global survey reveals 72% support criminalising actions that damage nature, climate

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TotalEnergies, the French petro giant company with a legacy of destruction on the continent, this year celebrates 100 years. (Ernest Ankomah/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

TotalEnergies African legacy: 100 years of environmental destruction

Climate justice groups are leading the fight against those causing harm to our environment and climate

Workers carry ice blocks on a hand cart  in New Delhi on May 30, 2024, amid an ongoing heatwave. Temperature readings in the city rose into the high 40s Celsius on May 29, with power usage in the city, where the population is estimated at more than 30 million, surging to a record high. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)

In the face of climate change, extreme heat is a human rights crisis

National and local governments should adopt and implement heat action plans to guide heatwave preparation and emergency response

Centre for Environmental Rights Impact Report shortlisted for creative award

The report secured second place in the people’s choice category – a testament to its design appeal and engaging content