President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the new cohort of the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) Commissioners for the 2026–2030 tenure. The 25 commissioners have been appointed in terms of the Climate Change Act, 2024. The commissioners are...
Africa faces a $30bn annual shortfall to achieve universal, climate-resilient water and sanitation services by 2030, according to Sanitation and Water for All (SWA). This gap is part of a $130bn global funding deficit. Nearly 50 ministerial...
For people living in the EU, the price of their next car, home renovation and even local produce may soon reflect a climate policy that many have never even heard of. This new regulation, which comes fully into force on New Year’s Day, does not...
Between the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and the private sector, 2025 saw a renewed focus on investing in infrastructure as an economic tool that supplements the country’s urgent infrastructure needs with steady economic growth....
For a hundred years the solution was always the same: lay more pipes, build a bigger wastewater plant, pray it all behaves. On drawings it looks fantastic. On the ground it leaks, breaks and dumps waste into rivers and oceans every single day. Most...
In an effort to keep the beauty of the Cape winelands pristine, the Drakenstein Municipality is proposing a bylaw that will ban single-use plastic. This new Integrated Waste Management bylaw could make Drakenstein the first municipality in South...
The International Court of Justice’s landmark advisory opinion on climate change has come in handy for South African communities that are trying to stop global oil company Shell from drilling for oil and gas off the coast. The opinion, handed down...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), the Western Cape Provincial Government, and Witzenberg Local Municipality convened a constructive engagement on 24 December 2025, with the Witzenberg Justice Coalition (WJC) to deliberate on measures...
Western Cape Department of Water and Sanitation wishes all water users a prosperous and safe new season. Further, DWS urges all users of water to conserve water. The hydrological report of 29 December indicates a notable decline in few dam levels...
Growing up in a rural community with no access to safe drinking water and sanitation services, Dr. Esper Ncube knew the daily burden of fetching water long before she knew the science behind it. She recalls waking up before dawn to join other women...
