Former Speaker Arrives at Police Station to Surrender Former speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula surrendered herself to officials from the Investigating Directorate at the Lyttelton Police Station in Centurion on Thursday morning, following her sudden resignation the previous night, reports News24. Mapisa-Nqakula had previously evaded arrest for weeks but is now slated […]
Tag: Environment
A Greenpeace report says South Africa is home to six of the world’s 10 largest nitrogen dioxide emission hotspots and nine of Africa’s 10 largest nitrogen dioxide point sources. South Africa houses some of the biggest air pollution sources on the African continent as a result of its energy sector, a Greenpeace Africa, Middle East […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that the country’s drought is declared a national disaster, saying: “More than 2.7 million people in Zimbabwe will go hungry this year”. Mnangagwa added that 80% of the country had received “poor rains”. This announcement comes amid a regional crisis, with Zambia and Malawi making similar declarations in February and March […]
Lilongwe — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is appealing for urgent resources to deliver life-saving food assistance to two million people reeling from the devastating impacts of drought, exacerbated by the effects of El Niño. This comes just days after Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera declared a state of disaster. The El Niño impact […]
Maputo — Mozambique’s relief agency, the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD), has announced that almost 220.000 people may be at risk of food insecurity in the central province of Sofala as a result of a lack of rain which is believed to be related to the “El Niño’ phenomenon. According to […]
Nairobi — The Kenya Meteorological Department has issued a warning due to the imminent occurrence of strong winds, heavy rainfall, and potential flooding in various parts of the country within the next 48 hours. The department has issued a 7-day heavy rains advisory covering the Central Highlands, Western, Rift Valley, and Coastal areas. This follows […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has recorded 28 rhinos poached in Namibia from January to date. This was announced on Monday in a media statement by ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda. “It is concerning to note that 19 were poached in the Etosha National Park, of which 10 were discovered during dehorning operations throughout […]
“Our Climate is Changing…. Why Aren’t We?” — Vanini Aggarwal, a 15-year-old telling climate stories by young people in Nigeria. Children make up 51% of the 223 million people in Nigeria who are disproportionately impacted by climate change. They are often the first to be affected by climate change and exposed to diseases, malnutrition, heat […]
Water Woes Escalate Amidst Damning Report Fourteen million people across four provinces, including Johannesburg, face escalating water shortages and disruptions as Rand Water, Africa’s largest water utility, struggles to meet demand, reports News24. The utility’s aging infrastructure is unable to keep pace with the need for potable water, exacerbated by excessive urban consumption that […]
Ahead of World Environment Day, Ugandan Member of Parliament Christine Nakimwero Kaaya emphasizes the critical need for women’s voices in climate policy-making. Her statement comes at the launch of a report titled “Feminist Analysis of Impacts of Climate Change on Women’s Rights in Uganda.” The report, commissioned by the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE), […]
Tunis — Tunisia will host the first Mediterranean Decarbonisation Forum by the end of September 2024, announced the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA). A preparatory meeting was held on Friday in Tunis, the confederation said in a press release. This event will be an occasion to present the decarbonisation ecosystem in Tunisia […]
Addis Ababa, — Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh has launched a six-day nationwide environmental protection movement. This movement will be held under the guiding theme: “No More Pollution, Stimulating Beauty,” it was learned. Today’s launching program was attended by regional chief administrators, heads of regional environmental protection offices and representatives of international organizations. In his […]
Rundu-born Magdalena José has nurtured the love for nature since her childhood. Her fascination with the natural world has shaped her journey into agriculture. “I have always loved plants, trees and flowers for as long as I can remember, something I had in common with my late mother,” she recalls. “We would always do gardening […]
Mogadishu, Somalia — Prices for private maritime security guards onboard have shot up this year, a new analysis from sister title Splash Extra shows. With the Red Sea disruption created by the Houthis latterly combined with resurgent pirate attacks off Somalia, demand for armed guards has leaped in 2024, and with it prices have shot […]
Maputo — Mozambique’s relief agency, the National Disaster Management Institute (INGD) has deployed technical teams to monitor tropical storm “Gamane’, which has swept across Madagascar, leaving a trail of destruction behind it. According to INGD chairperson, Luísa Meque, who was speaking to reporters on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the working visit she paid to […]
A Bulawayo man has been sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment by a Beitbridge magistrate following his conviction for killing a specially protected animal species, the black rhinoceros. The rhino was valued at US$120 000 and nothing was recovered. According to a statement released by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Wednesday, Greaters Nyoni will spend […]
At the Biodiversity Economy and Investment Indaba in Johannesburg this week, Environment Minister Barbara Creecy and President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted the benefits of their ambitious National Biodiversity Economy Strategy, which has drawn criticism. ‘When one goes to rural areas, you just often get so sad to look at rural areas that you can see are […]
Harare, Zimbabwe — The United Nations children’s fund says there is a “dire situation” in several eastern and southern African countries, where at least 45 million children are dealing with severe food insecurity made worse by climate change. In a statement, Eva Kadilli, the UNICEF director for eastern and southern Africa, said millions of people […]