Since the First Industrial Revolution, economic growth has been coupled with increasing carbon emissions. The United Kingdom (UK), Germany and United States relied on coal, oil and natural gas to become high-income economies – a carbon-intensive...
The United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. But the the image of vast ice sheets melting might seem like a problem for Greenland or Antarctica, not Africa. However, Africa is deeply affected,...
Bengt Rittri, founder and CEO of Bluewater, a global leader in sustainable water purification and beverage solutions, calls for immediate international action following a disturbing new study linking everyday plastics to a wide range of severe...
KwaZulu-Natal’s recent history is informative. Heavy rains and flooding in 2024 caused over 40 deaths and significant infrastructure damage. This followed extreme flooding in the province in 2022, which resulted in over 400 deaths in what has...
