Despite a multi-billion dollars clean energy transition deal, South Africa expects to keep coal plants running for longer while it battles electricity blackouts.
An investigation by Oxpeckers and Climate Home found coal-reliant communities in South Africa have scarce details on how funds for reskilling workers from its $8.5 billion deal will be implemented.
Southern Africa could be among areas hardest hit by climate change. A rapidly expanding population is likely to add to future problems, says a new study
Ecosystem protection can make big contributions to fighting climate change but only if the value of healthy ecosystems is fully appreciated, says South Africa’s director of resource use.
Unpredictable rainfall patterns force migrations in pursuit of resources, often leading to conflict, according to Rejoice Mabudafhasi, South Africa’s Deputy Minister for Water & Environmental Affairs.
In the sixteenth in the series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports Zeenat Abdool takes a look at a solar water heating project implemented by the city of Johannesburg.
In the fifteenth in the series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports RTCC is hosting, Zeenat Abdool, a radio journalist from South Africa visits the community outside Durban to see how much a solar heater project has changed their lives.
In the eleventh in the series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports RTCC is hosting, Wambi Michael, a radio producer in Uganda, examines the potential for energy from waste in Africa.
Writing exclusively for RTCC, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations Ms. Maite Nkoana Mashabane calls for a transparent and equitable climate change deal in Durban.