Greyton Transition Town (GTT) is bringing the communities of Greyton, Genadendal and neighbouring villages together to find local solutions to the global challenges of climate change and peak oil.

“The unhealthiness of the world today is in direct proportion to our inability to see it as a whole,” said Dr. John Parker, quoting Peter Senge. He was the main speaker at the Green Times’ 100th Issue Celebration last week at the pioneer of green hotels, the Vineyard in Newlands.

At the South African Breweries (SAB) Environmental Media & Environmentalist of the Year Awards held earlier today, it was a new school of young journalists who reigned supreme.

On the cloudy morning of Thursday 3rd October Ruben and I left for what would turn out to be one of the most rewarding experiences of our lives: Walking The Daisies (WTD).

The Yoga Sanga festival is a celebration of wellness, spiritual expansion and conscious living, according to organiser and qualified Yoga Therapist Martin Combrinck.

Green Times attended Rocking the Daisies, which was not only good for our souls, but also good for the environment.

Following a nail-biting month or so for finalists, the Eco-Logic Awards ceremony for 2013 took place last month in the Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng.

The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) formally recognised and celebrated a number of remarkable achievements in the environmental conservation sector on Friday evening, with the presentation of the organisation’s 2013 WESSA National Awards.

Going on a holiday can have a large impact upon the environment.

Africa faces rapid urbanisation and as its population continues to grow unabated, more and more people are moving to cities every single day.

South Africa is a country caught in the tug of war between economic development and environmental concerns, more than most countries in the global north. This was said at the 19th annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference (ISDRS) held on the Spier farm outside Stellenbosch.

On 10 February 1911 Harold Pearson proclaimed “this is the place!” This was to become the Kirstenbosch Garden, which recently celebrated its 100th birthday.

Sustainability Week will be held at Sandton Convention Centre from 24 – 28 July and will feature various Eco Product and Technology Exhibits, 8 conferences and the Green Home and Lifestyle Fair over the weekend.

Earlier this month, the Provincial Government of the Western Cape celebrated the first anniverary of their 110% Green initiative on World Environment Day in Khayelitsha... and found themselves pelted with human feces by members of the ANC Youth League.

What is wealth and what type of growth is sustainable?

‘Science by the people, for the people,’ the role of citizen scientists is one of the chapters in a new book launched on International Biodiversity Day during a celebratory day at Kirstenbosch.

The Eco-Logic Awards have announced that entries are now open for individuals and organisations to submit their products, services, innovations and achievements.

The excitement started early on Saturday morning, when reports started flooding in to the ‘March Against Monsanto’ Facebook page, with Australia getting the international ball rolling with the first protests, followed soon after by South Africa.

The Miss Earth South Africa walked away with top honours in the Young Entrepreneur category at the Inaugural South African Premier Business Awards held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg recently.

Every year on World Environment Day (5 Jun) the country's leading scientists, consultants and business leaders gather to challenge and address crucial issues facing South African business.