A large number of South African employees who gamble do this in the hope that it may enable them to afford basic items such as food at the end of the month — which shows how inequality harms the country

The DFFE’s crowing about this toothless declaration is an insult to the hundreds of thousands of people in South Africa’s air pollution hotspots.

The chemicals and energy giant continues to push back against laws that regulate air quality

Arguments that the dirtiest of fossil fuels can be transformed into something clean and sustainable only betray the coal industry’s desperation

Long-suffering South Africans are paying three times over when incompetent officials’ actions or policies are overturned in court

With a generous dose of chutzpah, Toyota’s insurer is suing for flood damage that its own business practices and Toyota’s vehicles likely made worse

The South African oil and gas lobby happily endorses the Trumpian view that environmental NGOs hinder growth and energy security

The latest carbon tax debacle shows that the public has no way of monitoring corporate influence on government policymaking

The economic impact of granting Eskom exemption from air quality standards is ignored, just as the human impact is dismissed

As premiums rocket, medical aid schemes seem to be paying a lot of money to ‘ghost’ advisers — unknown and invisible to people they are supposed to be helping