Extreme heat is no longer a future problem. A major new report warns it is intensifying inequality, illness and climate vulnerability across Southern Africa and the worst-hit are often those least able to escape it
A new global platform maps urban heat at street level, showing how exposure is rising and falling disproportionately on poorer communities, while giving cities tools to test cooling solutions
Air pollution in the Highveld Priority Area threatens lives and violates environmental rights, as hydrogen sulphide levels recently spiked over Johannesburg
People have been reporting strong sulphur odours causing headaches and eye irritation. The city is monitoring air quality while authorities investigate potential Highveld emissions
Some Randburg suburbs have gone more than two weeks without refuse collection as Pikitup and striking casual workers trade blame over service disruptions at the Randburg depot
The department has issued a public health warning after reports that transformer oil is being used for medicinal purposes in some communities
Given the rate of deaths in 2023 and 2024, averaging one every second day, a delay of six months or more could mean up to another 100 deaths
From discontinued insulin pens to overpriced TB drugs, meet the young South African holding drug makers to account on behalf of patients
Scientists warn that ticks carried by trafficked pangolins may spread pathogens across continents, affecting people and animals
According to a survey, 85% of managers reported that their clinics faced staffing shortages, though only one in five blamed these on the US President’s Emergency Plan For Aids Relief cuts
The Special Investigating Unit has seized luxury vehicles and artworks worth millions from businessman Hangwani Maumela’s Joburg mansion as part of an R820 million asset recovery
A shift to sustainable, fossil-free solutions is necessary to tackle poverty, inequality and environmental degradation in the city
Polluted water is flowing into the Blood and Sand rivers
The Liquor Amendment Bill needs to be revived to tackle the social problems created by alcohol
You might think of snakebite as a niche issue rather than a devastating one. But it is thought to kill somewhere between 80,000 and 140,000 people a year.
Urgent, concerted action must be taken to end road carnage globally
In his 2025 State of the Nation address the president promised improved healthcare access and infrastructure
Water and sanitation department is under fire from water experts for contract process that has held up the production of the water quality reports
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
Interest in the economic benefits of a cannabis industry far outweigh that of research into issues such as cannabis use disorder
