South Africa

SA’s landfills spew methane at an ‘alarming’ rate, but the solutions are right under our noses

By Kristin Engel

South Africa

Cape Town spends millions on a broken water treatment plant — critics say it’s money down the drain

By Velani Ludidi

Africa

New startup gives unwanted European fashion a ‘second life’ in South Africa

By Georgina Crouth

South Africa

From wherewithal to wear-with-all – how young people are pushing for slow fashion

By Julia Evans

South Africa

Viva la returnable bottles, viva! Time to rethink recycling and wash away the greenwashing

By Claire Martens and Joanna Wallace

Maverick Citizen

Economic recovery starts on our streets – a story about waste

By Marcela Guerrero Casas

South Africa

Letter from Gauteng: The waste picker of 30th Avenue, Pretoria

By Glen Retief

South Africa

How our waste could help drive the economy

By Ethan van Diemen

Politics

The filth and the fury: Desperate Makhanda residents obtain court order forcing municipality to clean up the town

By Estelle Ellis

South Africa

Graaff-Reinet municipal landfill in chaos as officials promise to draft a new plan

By Estelle Ellis

South Africa

Fighting Covid-19 should not mean that we lose the war against plastic pollution

By Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa

South Africa

Recycling – sourcing waste in the home reduces operating costs in the long run

By Gina Schroeder