Friday 18th November marked the official close of the two week long deliberations at the 27th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27). COP27 took place on the African continent, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, starting on 6th November. Environment Digest 40 – COP27 – Reactions by Lovedonia […]

Half of all plastic products are designed to be used just once and thrown away, and most of them have become an integral part of our everyday, convenient lives. Some of the most common single-use plastic items include plastic bottles, food packaging, plastic straws and cutlery, fast fashion clothing, and plastic grocery bags. These plastics […]

South Africa’s scarce fresh water resources continue to decrease in quality due to an increase in pollution and the destruction of river catchments. These, in turn, have many causes: urbanization, destruction of wetlands, damming of rivers, deforestation, mining, energy generation, and agricultural activities. Environment Digest 38 The Scarcity of Fresh Water, Exacerbated by Pollution by […]

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved a 9.6% increase in electricity tariffs, against Eskom’s application for a 20.5% increase. This will take the average electricity price from R1.33 to R1.46 per kWh, starting on 1 April 2022 Environment Digest 37 – Electricity Pricing in South Africa by Lovedonia Mkansi

A few days after the re-introduction of electricity blackouts in 2022, the President made more commitments to reform the electricity sector and fix supply shortfall problems, during his State of the Nation Address in Cape Town City Hall on 10th February. Environment Digest 26 The State of Electricity Load-shedding will be here for a while […]