Every day, across our country, waste pickers walk kilometres collecting recyclable material to earn a living, and in doing so, they divert thousands of tonnes from landfill. Today, on Global Recycling Day, the PRO Alliance celebrates the successful...
As South Africa prepares to commemorate Human Rights Day 2026, The Green Connection is reminding citizens – especially those who may feel unheard or powerless – that their voices matter. The organisation’s 25-year legacy of eco-justice...
South Africa is running out of landfill space fast. With major hubs like Cape Town and Johannesburg facing less than five years of remaining landfill capacity, the linear disposal method of landfilling is not serving the country’s waste management...
South Africa’s national energy policy says: Build more renewable power facilities and build them fast. But getting the players in the energy space to do that is proving to be difficult. Around 74% of the country’s electricity is generated by...
