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African countries, including South Africa, have limited waste infrastructure and uneven water treatment systems, which exacerbates the problem of antibiotic resistance. Photo: Sustainable Seas Trust

Beyond the bin: Rethinking bioplastic waste for a circular future

Stellenbosch University has developed a process involving enzymes that can break down bioplastics

The Klipspruit river polluted by sewage and mine waste in Soweto. (File photo by Delwyn Verasamy)

Environmental injustice is becoming the new normal – we must resist it

On World Environment Day, we must challenge – in word and deed – the assumption that environmental issues are somehow separate from daily life

Lapalala Wilderness School celebrates World Environment Day in Shongoane village in Limpopo’s Lephalale district.

How Lapalala Wilderness School is working with communities to recycle

Lapalala Wilderness School celebrates World Environment Day in Shongoane village in Limpopo’s Lephalale district

Forests are cleared to make space for housing, industries, businesses and for agriculture. (Photo by ADITYA AJI/AFP via Getty Images)

Unpacking deforestation, forest loss and carbon sinks

What does deforestation look like in South Africa

There is wealth in waste – cleaning up taxi ranks can be a source of income. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images)

The filthy state of our taxi ranks needs to be addressed

There is wealth in waste – cleaning up taxi ranks can be a source of income

There isn’t a vaccine for the Earth we have damaged and disrupted

The environment often becomes an afterthought, but World Environment Day is a chance to focus on changing our behaviour to restore the natural world

As we attempt to recover from the economic and public-health effects of Covid-19, we must also address one of the great challenges facing South Africa, namely, the future of Eskom. (Rodger Bosch/AFP)

It’s time for a Green New Eskom

A better future for all South Africans is possible if we pursue a swift path to renewable energy

ArcelorMittal South Africa, the nation’s largest steel producer, plans to shut down key operations.. Photo: Madelene Cronjé

ArcelorMittal charged with breaking environment laws

There are three charges against the company. Two from 2013 and one from 2016