Environment

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New oil transfer regulations a ā€˜lifeline for penguinsā€™, says Minister

But bird conservation organisations fear that the regulations will be ineffective

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News | 29 August 2025

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Green Scorpions target controversial Garden Route motocross track

Owner of the Harperā€™s Creek motocross track near Harkerville Forest must repair the damage to vegetation

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News | 27 August 2025

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Municipalities are ruining Hartbeespoort Dam

Pollution and sewage are harming the aquatic environment

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Photo Essay | 26 August 2025

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Lesothoā€™s outdated laws fail to protect threatened plant species

Maximum fine of R200 hasnā€™t been updated since 1967

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Feature | 22 August 2025

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Violent crime on Table Mountain is increasing, volunteers warn

But SANParks says figures are stable

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News | 21 August 2025

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Climate protesters demand reparations from Standard Bank for fossil fuel investments

They also want TotalEnergies to stop further fossil fuel extraction in Africa

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Brief | 19 August 2025

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Court blocks TotalEnergies oil exploration from Cape Agulhas to Cape Town

TotalEnergies can still submit new assessments and conduct a fresh public participation process

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Law | 14 August 2025

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Auditor-General investigates sewage flowing into Kruger National Park

But a separate investigation by the Blue Scorpions appears to have stalled

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News | 8 August 2025

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In photos: Rare birds at the Joburg Zoo

The zoo is involved in various conservation projects

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Photo Essay | 6 August 2025

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Lifeline for penguins opens in Cape Town

A new seabird nursery at SANCCOB will incubate eggs and rear orphaned and abandoned chicks

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Brief | 28 July 2025

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Hout Bay women turn plastic waste into colourful bags

ā€œEach handcrafted product helps to keep plastic out of the environment and landfill sitesā€

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Brief | 24 July 2025

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Eastern Cape game reserves challenge wind farm approval in court

Game park owners and environmentalists say turbines will spoil scenic landscapes, damage tourism and threaten endangered birds

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News | 17 July 2025

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Faith leaders call on Minister Dion George to back plan to reduce plastic production

African environment ministers meet in Kenya next week

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Opinion | 10 July 2025

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SAā€™s national bird threatened as numbers crash

Blue Crane conservation status moved to ā€œvulnerableā€ after steep population decline since 2010, with Western Capeā€™s Overberg region worst affected

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News | 1 July 2025

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Open Secrets report: How big consulting firms are cashing in on the climate crisis

Multinational firms are benefitting from ā€œjust transitionā€ funding while serving the worldā€™s largest fossil fuel companies

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News | 26 June 2025

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Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condoned

The Western Cape government has issued retroactive environmental authorisation for a dam project undertaken eight years ago

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News | 23 June 2025