As South Africa’s criminal justice system confronts increasingly complex forms of crime, the debate over how to measure prosecutorial success has gained renewed importance. While conviction rates should be interpreted alongside broader justice indicators, they remain a constitutionally grounded and internationally recognised measure of prosecutorial effectiveness, reflecting the NPA’s ability to secure fair and lawful convictions in a challenging environment.

After more than three decades leading wildlife conservation efforts across Nigeria, former Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Country Director Andrew Dunn reflects on the country’s biodiversity, the battle to protect endangered species, and why apathy remains the greatest threat to conservation. The post INTERVIEW: ‘Nigeria still has gorillas and elephants, but apathy is our biggest threat’ — Andrew Dunn appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

Flood disasters in South Africa are not only natural events. Pollution and poor river management are causing far worse damage, as was shown during the recent extreme weather in the Western Cape.

As the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism enters its implementation phase, South African exporters face a future in which carbon intensity may increasingly shape competitiveness and market access. While the immediate impact is limited, the potential expansion of the mechanism to downstream products and electricity-related emissions could significantly raise the stakes for carbon-intensive industries and the broader economy.

As Nelson Mandela Bay rolls out smart geyser technology, readers raised questions about what it means for households, particularly those with solar power or alternative heating systems. We asked the company behind the Tjommie device to respond to the most common concerns.

With a R3.8-billion boost to help South Africa move away from fossil fuels like oil and coal for producing energy, how well is the country doing on keeping its promise to help the world’s temperature stay at manageable levels? Bhekisisa takes a look at the data.

Dangote Industries Limited has retained its position as Africa’s most admired African brand for the eighth consecutive year in the Brand Africa rankings, reinforcing its dominance across industrial, sustainability and social impact categories. The post Dangote retains Africa’s most admired brand title for eighth year appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

Africa’s development debate is too often framed as a search for money from elsewhere. The frame is outdated. The continent commands vast pools of capital, yet too much of the money remains invested abroad while Africa struggles to finance the infrastructure and industrial transformation it urgently needs. That argument is no longer confined to academics or financiers. At the Presidential Dialogue on African Union Financial Institutions held on the margins of the 37th Ordinary

Akwa Ibom State is actively seeking investors to partner in converting waste into wealth, addressing environmental challenges and fostering a sustainable e Read More: https://punchng.com/akwa-ibom-seeks-investors-to-convert-waste-into-wealth/

South Africa has a litter problem, but the real crisis is not environmental. It is civic. And beneath the civic, it is political.

A major survey of Angola’s remote Lisima plateau has uncovered species unknown to science, including new dragonflies, grasshoppers, moths and butterflies, confirming the highlands as one of Africa’s most exciting biodiversity frontiers.

The global environment will continue to throw us curveballs, writes Busisiwe Mavuso, but reform and institutional discipline make a huge difference to how SA weathers the storms.

[UCT] Research led by the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Centre for Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation, revealed a recent increase in sightings of the world's two largest whale species in the southeastern Atlantic.

[Liberian Observer] BENTOL, Montserrado - Under the scorching sun in Mount Coffee, Lower Montserrado County, rows of nearly 40,000 solar panels stretch across rocky ground. Liberia's first-ever solar farm is part of efforts to reduce carbon emissions, strengthen electricity supply, and transition toward renewable energy.

NLNG subsidiary, Bonny Gas Transport, awards contracts for three new LNG vessels, enhancing fleet efficiency and sustainability. Discover more about NLNG v Read More: https://punchng.com/nlng-awards-contracts-for-three-new-vessels/

The imperative to adapt to climate change offers governments a historic opportunity to leapfrog development and financing deficits to upgrade marginalised communities using alternative approaches.

[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp, has called on South Africans to embrace their shared responsibility as custodians of the Kruger National Park (KNP).

Nigerian consumers can now sell excess solar power to Discos under new Net Billing Regulations 2026. Monetise your surplus renewable energy. Read More: https://punchng.com/consumers-can-sell-excess-solar-power-to-discos-fg/

As geopolitical pressure exposes the fragility of global energy supply chains, the case for strengthening domestic energy security by developing South Africa’s own offshore energy resources to secure domestic supply has sharpened considerably. South Africa sits on one of the continent’s most promising, underexplored offshore basins. The country’s offshore oil and gas sector recognises the responsibility that comes with that potential. The debate around offshore oil and gas de

With parts of Northern Europe experiencing sweltering May temperatures, scientists are warning that it’s only going to get worse. According to new report from the World Meteorological Organization, the next five years will likely smash global heat records.