The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has assured the local community that their tap water is safe to drink.

"We would like to assure the residents of Nelson Mandela Bay that their water supply is safe to drink," said Councillor Mtutuzeli Tokota, Standing Committee Chairperson of Infrastructure, Engineering, Electricity and Energy.

South Africa has proclaimed a vast new marine protected area, spanning 180 000 square kilometres, around the Prince Edward Islands in the Southern Ocean. This has paved the way for increased conservation and protection of vulnerable species such as albatrosses, penguins, seals, and orcas.

Cape Town is bracing for massive cold fronts that are set to hit the peninsula this weekend, bringing "absolutely huge waves" and gale-force winds.

Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Rejoice Mabudafhasi is looking forward to intensifying the campaign to preserve water and protect the environment during her tenure.

Rich countries and firms are currently purchasing massive amounts of land in developing African nations to be used for the production of food and biofuel.

Over the next two months, the city of Cape Town will be calling for public comment regarding the revised air pollution bylaw. This bylaw will be in line with the new national legislation.

Two hundred beehives in the Western Cape are known to be infected with the American Foul Brood disease with about 60 000 bees in each hive.

Hundreds of thousands of South African bees are at risk from the disease which is sweeping through the bee hives.  The only way to rid the bee population of the disease is to burn the infected hives.

Can nanosponges solve a continent's water contamination problems? Munyaradzi Makoni investigates.

Some have likened them to honeycombs; others to unending teacups, each only a billionth of a metre wide. But when it came to naming them they just had to be called nanosponges.

Several objections to the approval of a new yachting marina and luxury apartments at Vetch’s Pier in Durban were raised by Wessa, the Wildlife and Environmental Society of South Africa, Coastwatch KZN and other interested groups as part of a formal appeal process that expired on Tuesday.

With just 45 days to go until the start of the FIFA Confederations Cup - the roll-out of the first phase of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System will be on time for the tournament.

Dr. Ian Player knows Lake St. Lucia, located in South Africa’s Wetlands Park, intimately. He’s dedicated 60 years of his life to saving it. In his youth, Dr. Player fished the lake. By 1970, he would be wrestling and airlifting 50 large crocodiles to save them from salinity of the lake’s waters. For the full article, follow the link below to WILD.

The South African Weather Service has said that the Western Cape could expect normal rainfall patterns until July followed by heavy rains which could result in extreme weather and flooding.