The president of the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Janine Myburgh, is disingenuous, and dangerous, in her casual comments on nuclear power
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The growth of sectors such as agriculture and mining, which is good for the economy, often causes damage to the natural environment, which in turn hurts people
The government must not cave to Eskom’s demand that it be exempt from air pollution rules. Furthermore, the power utility needs to stay true to the principles of its own just transition strategy
When Eskom is load-shedding, we still pay for the power it was unable to provide to us. Domestic electricity self-generation is the answer
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It should come as no surprise that humans’ feelings about an animal can determine how protected it is. Foregrounding heartstring-tugging flagship species therefore makes conservation sense for whole ecosystems
But considering the language of the City of Cape Town’s climate change strategy document lacks any urgency, one wouldn’t think so
Perhaps the biblical teachings — and that of the youth — is that, instead of abolishing the free market system, we should simplify it
Covid-19 and its socioeconomic consequences has emphasised people’s need for these places: research, biodiversity conservation, plants for food, health and cultural purposes, and open space in congested urban settings
Disposable menstrual products are a huge source of single-use plastic packaging. Tampon applicators, for example, ultimately find their way into marine environments posing as detrimental…
And people who cannot afford electricity resort to burning biomass for warmth and cooking which has a detrimental effect on health