Environment

Cape Town’s rivers are open streams of sewage, yet the City is not spending its budget

Water in the Black River is as dirty as untreated sewage

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Feature | 26 September 2019

South African teenager wins international photographic award

Powerful image sheds light on desperate measures to save rhinos

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News | 25 September 2019

South Africans come out in support of #ClimateStrike

“You’ll die of old age. I’ll die of climate change”

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News | 20 September 2019

Coal mine next to game reserve faces legal challenge

Pietermaritzburg judge grants leave to appeal to environmental groups

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News | 19 September 2019

Tender dispute disrupts City of Cape Town’s waste recycling

City still to appoint managers of drop-off facilities

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News | 18 September 2019

Go-ahead for controversial oil project off KZN coast

Environmental groups’ objections over-ruled

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News | 11 September 2019

Oil spill: Willowton agrees to community demands

Expert says uMsunduzi River can recover in a year if rehabilitation is done properly

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News | 10 September 2019

Rising sea levels already causing problems for Cape Town

“We may need to retreat and allow nature to provide a barrier to the ocean” says Mayco Member

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News | 30 August 2019

Coastal Bylaw intends to push back Beachfront property spread

But draft criticised for draconian measures such as outlawing foul language

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News | 19 August 2019

Disaster fund needed to clean KZN river spill

1,6 million litres of fatty oils and caustic soda poured out of Willowton Oil into the Msundusi River on Tuesday leaving a trail of destruction

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News | 18 August 2019

What Appeal Court’s fracking judgment means

Ruling may lead to better environmental oversight

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Law | 14 August 2019

Ambitious plans underway for homegrown South African climate change model

“We should not just sit and wait for others to bring us solutions. We should be part of the solution.”

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Science | 29 July 2019

People flock to live at Pietermaritzburg dump site

“This has become a home for many of us”

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News | 25 July 2019

Supreme Court of Appeal sends coal company packing

No mining will take place in Mabola Protected Environment for now

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Law | 23 July 2019

Newcastle residents say coal mine puts them in danger

Informal mining is causing houses to crack

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News | 22 July 2019