Environment

Major legal battle looms over Stellenbosch luxury estate

Botmaskop developer says it has complied with statutory requirements

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News | 23 April 2025

Blaauwberg residents locked in battle over dune development

Ecologically sensitive land is at risk, and some of those who oppose the project say their input has not been taken into account

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News | 23 April 2025

Court halts further work on luxury Stellenbosch mountain estate

Botsmaskop development stopped, pending a full court review

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News | 17 April 2025

New gecko species discovered in the Northern Cape

The Gravel Pygmy Gecko lives near Klein Pella in the Khâi-Ma Local Municipality

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News | 17 April 2025

Developer of R300m Stellenbosch housing estate fights back

Botmaskop Fynbos Estate says a court interdict stopping construction will be “catastrophic”

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News | 11 April 2025

Invasive weed is threatening life in Joburg dams

Kariba weed on the surfaces of the dams could kill the indigenous ecosystems

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News | 11 April 2025

Sedgefield developer sues Knysna municipality for more than R2.5-million

A local environmentalist is also being sued

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News | 7 April 2025

Good news for leopard toads: anonymous donor buys crucial habitat in Cape Town

The property in the heart of Noordhoek will also be an open space for the community

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News | 27 March 2025

Herd of life-sized animal puppets to travel through Central Africa to Norway

Large-scale public art project to raise awareness about climate change

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Photo Essay | 20 March 2025

Developer sues Sedgefield environmentalist for R5-million

Tessa Joubert, blamed for delaying the development, says the lawsuit is designed to silence her and others

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News | 19 March 2025

Court limits fishing to protect African Penguins

By agreement between all parties pelagic fishing permits must be amended within 14 days to protect six key penguin breeding areas

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News | 18 March 2025

Arts festival transforms the streets of Mpumalanga town

The My Body My Space festival celebrates ten years of free access to the arts

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Photo Essay | 17 March 2025

South Africa’s penguins are worth billions, experts say

Island closures are painted as an economic cost to the fishing industry, but losing African Penguins will cost us dearly

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Analysis | 17 March 2025

The “biggest trout farm in Africa” and the failed R5,000 community fund

Lesotho Highlands aquaculture project offers little in return for its licence

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News | 14 March 2025

Raw sewage is running into the Kruger park from Limpopo town

Phalaborwa residents lay criminal charges against local municipalities to try to end their sewerage problems

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News | 13 March 2025

Settlement reached in African Penguin case

Government, environmental groups and fishing industry agree to new no-fishing zones around penguin breeding grounds

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News | 12 March 2025