The fossil elephant in the polling booth

In their manifestos, the three big political parties provided little concrete commitment on how they will address arguably the greatest threat to South Africa — the climate crisis. Biodiversity, too, gets short shrift

19 May 2024 - 00:00

Climate risks, from drought to extreme floods and heatwaves that imperil lives are set to get worse, but our politicians are largely treating them as a sideshow. ..

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