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Source: x.com. Minister Senzo Mchunu.

Mchunu, TCTA donate 40 homes to Kgubetswana families

Acid mine drainage in Gauteng, South Africa, has polluted the water and soil in Soweto. Courtesy Professor Craig Sheridan, University of the Witwatersrand

Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

By Lesego Khomo 3 days

Members of non-profit organisations funded by the Gauteng Department of Social Development protested last week because of delays in funding allocations and subsidy payments. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Court orders Gauteng government to pay non-profit organisations

By Masego Mafata 24 May 2024

Source: Ana E. Cascão/Water Alternatives/Flickr

Ethiopia claims disputed GERD dam has reached final fill

Dawit Endeshaw and Moaz Abd-Alaziz 11 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Discovery enters renewable power trading

Promit Mukherjee 6 Sep 2023

Dollar soars; pressuring commodity prices

Andre Cilliers 6 Sep 2023

Food waste and loss is everyone's responsibility - and needs to be addressed with urgency

Food waste and loss is everyone's responsibility - and needs to be addressed with urgency

4 Sep 2023

Cabinet greenlights food price action plan

1 Sep 2023

Load and haul operations at Thungela's thermal coal mining operation, Isibonelo Colliery (formerly Anglo American), in Mpumalanga. Source: Philip Mostert/Anglo American/Handout/Reuters

Insurers restrict coal coverage in response to climate concerns

Clara Denina and Sarah McFarlane 1 Sep 2023

Reflecting on 10 years at FoodForward SA

Reflecting on 10 years at FoodForward SA

Andy du Plessis, FoodForward SA 1 Sep 2023

Image source: Nyau Mimi from

New Water Tribunal members appointed

28 Aug 2023

#BRICS2023: Putin's pledge: A path to food security in Africa

Katja Hamilton 23 Aug 2023

The promise to end unemployment, poverty and inequality in KwaZulu-Natal has been given a boost with the province's revitalised S’thesha Waya Waya initiative | Image:

S'thesha Waya Waya initiative puts food on the table

22 Aug 2023

Image source: Viesturs Radovics –

Study in unpackaged retailing reveals increased affordability for mass market

Nevo Hadas 10 Aug 2023

World Bank to help fund 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria

World Bank to help fund 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria

Abraham Achirga 7 Aug 2023

5 ways to start fixing SA's deteriorating water quality

5 ways to start fixing SA's deteriorating water quality

Bonga Ntuli 4 Aug 2023

Why DRC mines need collaboration for water stewardship

Why DRC mines need collaboration for water stewardship

Susa Maleba and Wouter Jordaan 28 Jul 2023

Growth For Jobs: What is it and what does it mean for the Western Cape?

24 Jul 2023

Image source: David Waschbüsch from

The cost of ghost fishing: Can biodegradable gear make a difference?

24 Jul 2023

Food ubuntu for Madiba

Food ubuntu for Madiba

Coronation 21 Jul 2023

Members of the community at a fruit tree planting event in Lawley, December 2022
Photo credit: Michelle Sohn

Creating food sustainability by planting fruit trees this Mandela Day

18 Jul 2023

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

11 Jul 2023

The new doll is available nationwide. Source: Supplied.

Barbie launches new marine biologist doll

11 Jul 2023

Improving groundwater development and management for greater water security

Improving groundwater development and management for greater water security

Dr Shafick Adams 10 Jul 2023

Danone's Women in Dairy programme looks to tackle food security

Danone's Women in Dairy programme looks to tackle food security

10 Jul 2023

Supplied image: Ra'eesah Moosa representing Nosh Food Rescue

Get cooking for the #67000litres challenge this Mandela Day

7 Jul 2023

, , via Wikimedia Commons

Several initiatives to address pollution of rivers

7 Jul 2023

Image source: Mount Polley from

National environmental management laws now in force

Garyn Rapson, Tsoseletso Bogopa, and Hassan Mahlawe 6 Jul 2023

Cholera outbreak - a potential threat to tourism?

Katja Hamilton 6 Jul 2023

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

6 Jul 2023

Image source: Steve Johnson from

Joburg residents urged to store water ahead of Rand Water shutdown

5 Jul 2023

Image source: kozorog –

Apply for your water and sanitation bursary

4 Jul 2023

SA Harvest introduces innovative nutritional tracking technology to fight hunger

SA Harvest introduces innovative nutritional tracking technology to fight hunger

29 Jun 2023

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Source: Ana E. Cascão/Water Alternatives/Flickr

Ethiopia claims disputed GERD dam has reached final fill

Dawit Endeshaw and Moaz Abd-Alaziz 11 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Discovery enters renewable power trading

Promit Mukherjee 6 Sep 2023

Dollar soars; pressuring commodity prices

Andre Cilliers 6 Sep 2023

Food waste and loss is everyone's responsibility - and needs to be addressed with urgency

Food waste and loss is everyone's responsibility - and needs to be addressed with urgency

4 Sep 2023

Cabinet greenlights food price action plan

1 Sep 2023

Load and haul operations at Thungela's thermal coal mining operation, Isibonelo Colliery (formerly Anglo American), in Mpumalanga. Source: Philip Mostert/Anglo American/Handout/Reuters

Insurers restrict coal coverage in response to climate concerns

Clara Denina and Sarah McFarlane 1 Sep 2023

Reflecting on 10 years at FoodForward SA

Reflecting on 10 years at FoodForward SA

Andy du Plessis, FoodForward SA 1 Sep 2023

Image source: Nyau Mimi from

New Water Tribunal members appointed

28 Aug 2023

#BRICS2023: Putin's pledge: A path to food security in Africa

Katja Hamilton 23 Aug 2023

The promise to end unemployment, poverty and inequality in KwaZulu-Natal has been given a boost with the province's revitalised S’thesha Waya Waya initiative | Image:

S'thesha Waya Waya initiative puts food on the table

22 Aug 2023

Image source: Viesturs Radovics –

Study in unpackaged retailing reveals increased affordability for mass market

Nevo Hadas 10 Aug 2023

World Bank to help fund 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria

World Bank to help fund 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria

Abraham Achirga 7 Aug 2023

5 ways to start fixing SA's deteriorating water quality

5 ways to start fixing SA's deteriorating water quality

Bonga Ntuli 4 Aug 2023

Why DRC mines need collaboration for water stewardship

Why DRC mines need collaboration for water stewardship

Susa Maleba and Wouter Jordaan 28 Jul 2023

Growth For Jobs: What is it and what does it mean for the Western Cape?

24 Jul 2023

Image source: David Waschbüsch from

The cost of ghost fishing: Can biodegradable gear make a difference?

24 Jul 2023

Food ubuntu for Madiba

Food ubuntu for Madiba

Coronation 21 Jul 2023

Members of the community at a fruit tree planting event in Lawley, December 2022
Photo credit: Michelle Sohn

Creating food sustainability by planting fruit trees this Mandela Day

18 Jul 2023

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

11 Jul 2023

The new doll is available nationwide. Source: Supplied.

Barbie launches new marine biologist doll

11 Jul 2023

Improving groundwater development and management for greater water security

Improving groundwater development and management for greater water security

Dr Shafick Adams 10 Jul 2023

Danone's Women in Dairy programme looks to tackle food security

Danone's Women in Dairy programme looks to tackle food security

10 Jul 2023

Supplied image: Ra'eesah Moosa representing Nosh Food Rescue

Get cooking for the #67000litres challenge this Mandela Day

7 Jul 2023

, , via Wikimedia Commons

Several initiatives to address pollution of rivers

7 Jul 2023

Image source: Mount Polley from

National environmental management laws now in force

Garyn Rapson, Tsoseletso Bogopa, and Hassan Mahlawe 6 Jul 2023

Cholera outbreak - a potential threat to tourism?

Katja Hamilton 6 Jul 2023

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

6 Jul 2023

Image source: Steve Johnson from

Joburg residents urged to store water ahead of Rand Water shutdown

5 Jul 2023

Image source: kozorog –

Apply for your water and sanitation bursary

4 Jul 2023

SA Harvest introduces innovative nutritional tracking technology to fight hunger

SA Harvest introduces innovative nutritional tracking technology to fight hunger

29 Jun 2023

5 events to chew on at Food Dialogues 2023

5 events to chew on at Food Dialogues 2023

28 Jun 2023

Mandela Day: Celebrating the tenacity of the South African 'gees' amid multiple crises

Mandela Day: Celebrating the tenacity of the South African 'gees' amid multiple crises

Andy du Plessis, FoodForward SA 27 Jun 2023

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Kieran Whyte et al. 26 Jun 2023

This figure shows which parts of the country were most affected by the 2015/16 El Nino event. Much of the central parts of the country, including the western maize production regions, experienced extreme drought conditions from October to December, while the north-eastern parts were less negatively affected
Photo credit: Johann Malherbe, ARC

El Nino is coming, climate research experts warn

21 Jun 2023

Team working at the Paarl distribution centre

Cape flood victims receive ForAfrika food hampers, more supplies needed

21 Jun 2023

File photo: A vehicle carries untreated phosphate after being dropped off on a mountain at a phosphate mine at Boucraa factory of the National Moroccan phosphate company (OCP) situated in the southern provinces, 100km southwest of the town of Laayoune 18 February 2016. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal/File Photo

Morocco's OCP plans $7bn green ammonia plant to avert supply problems

20 Jun 2023

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

19 Jun 2023

Partnership delivers #ChangeforGood to communities in need

Partnership delivers #ChangeforGood to communities in need

19 Jun 2023

Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks

Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks

Carien du Plessis, Chris Mfula and Elias Biryabarema 15 Jun 2023

The Nature Park on the corner of Fenton Road and Pope Street in Salt River was the first garden started by Neighbourhood Gardens. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Community gardens bloom from vacant lots in Salt River

Matthew Hirsch 15 Jun 2023

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