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Buried in trauma: Yahya Abdul-Mateen’s performance exists within a story that has a long and varied history
in Man on Fire. Photos: Supplied

Netflix’s ‘Man on Fire’ has no heat

A bloated, cliché-ridden adaptation buries Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s charisma under a meandering plot that never ignites

SA must use its G20 presidency to show it is serious about ending inequality and narrowing the gap between the rich of Sandhurst and the poor of Alexandra.

South Africa must use the G20 to reset its climate legacy

Advancing climate and sustainability action will require that all arms, spheres and levels of government lead an integrated and interdependent response to climate change

Urban drought: The persistent water shortages in Johannesburg, often making it necessary for residents to collect water from tankers for daily use. (Louw/Volksblad/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Attain sustainable development goals through the water-energy-food nexus

Water, energy and food are central to sustainable development, socio-ecological and economic sustainability, healthy ecosystems and improved livelihoods. The three resources are…

President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the climate change bill into law last month.

SA’s new law a propeller for the continent, say African climate specialists

South Africa is also playing a leading role during negotiations for climate policies, and is using its position to advance conversations for the whole of Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa signs crucial Climate Change Bill into law

The Climate Change Act is the country’s first comprehensive piece of legislation to encourage the development of an effective climate change response

Heritage: Young activists at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates call for the end of fossil fuel use, financing for the loss and damage fund and a
secure future for them and the generations to come. Photo: Dominika Zarzycka/Getty Images

Teeny steps taken at COP28 to move away from fossil fuel

From a promising start to a timid end, this year’s Conference of the Parties hasn’t delivered enough This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…

The president of COP28, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, is also the chief executive of the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. Photo: Beata Zawrzel/Getty Images

Editorial: COP28 a compromise we’ll pay for

Why do fossil fuels have a voice and space at the Conference of the Parties in Dubai?

Flooding in Ethembeni informal settlement, Khayelitsha, on the Cape Flats. Photo: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images

South Africa needs to be better prepared for flooding

Last year floods battered KwaZulu-Natal and this week the Western Cape saw immense damage

According to Mohamed Adow, climate, energy and development provisions must be found that can rally behind Africa’s interests. (Photo by Rodger BOSCH / AFP)

Climate finance and clean technology is the tune Africa must sing at the Africa Climate Summit

The first Africa Climate Summit is in full spring; Mohamed Adow of think-tank Power Shift says the continent must be part of the solution to a just transition

The theme for the Africa Climate Summit is “driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the world”. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Africa has its work cut out as Africa Climate Summit kicks off in Kenya

Adaptation and climate finance will take centre stage at next week’s summit with the theme ‘driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the world’

File photo: A maize farmer in the Eastern Cape hangs her mielies out to dry.

Include women in finding ways to tackle climate crisis

Climate is seen and dealt with in large part from a masculine point of view and this must change

The world made progress in 2022 to address climate change and protect nature but much remains to be done to overcome entrenched interests.

COP27 loss and damage fund welcomed but some fear it is an ‘empty bucket’

Climate change diplomacy is a game of give and take — and it would appear that the environment and humanity will have to keep on giving

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy.

Barbara Creecy: South Africa’s stance at the ‘Africa’ COP

Financial commitments and pledges made by developed countries must be honoured and developed countries must offer meaningful and credible support to developing countries

(Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP) (Photo by TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images)

Loss and damage caused by climate crisis must top the COP27 agenda

About 21 million people on the Horn of Africa are projected to be in crises of acute food insecurity between now and the end of the year

Sinking feeling: The Roman ruins of Tipasa on the Algerian coast are a Unesco World Heritage Site and just one of 56 such sites under threat from climate change. (Michael Runkel/Robert Harding Premium/AFP)

Africa’s heritage sites under threat as sea levels rise

For the first time a study has identified 56 heritage sites on the continent’s coast that are exposed to a one-in-100 year coastal extreme event, flooding and erosion

The energy transition itself carries human rights risks. If clean energy is built on compromised rights, it will not be sustainable in the long term. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Infrastructure and development plans must align

Infrastructure is responsible for 79% greenhouse gas emissions and plays an important role in supporting national development priorities and achieving the targets of the 2015…

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Climate change Bill to be tabled in parliament

The Bill, which will facilitate South Africa’s transition to a greener economy, compels businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that accelerate climate change

Durban Harbour (Photo by Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Durban tackles heat island effect

By 2050, more than 570 cities will be vulnerable to sea-level rise, more than 500 cities will be vulnerable to water shortages, and more than 970 cities will be vulnerable to…

The City of Johannesburg has launched a sweeping climate action plan in which it commits to achieving carbon neutrality and climate resilience by 2050 to ensure “a cleaner, greener and a more liveable city for Joburgers to enjoy”. (Guillem Sartorio/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Joburg’s new climate plan described as ‘overly ambitious’

R10-billion in capital investment is needed for prioritised mitigation actions until 2050, as well as an annual operating budget of about R25-billion for the same period

South Africa’s planned harmful gas limits ‘off target’

South Africa’s latest proposed reduction targets on greenhouse gas emissions, while an improvement on before, do not go far enough to avert a disastrous rise in global…