Environment

New frog species found in Cederberg

Meet Cacosternum cederbergense, the Cederberg Dainty Frog

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Science | 20 September 2024

Province tells City of Cape Town to clean up Dunoon

Warning on pollution and health hazards in informal settlement

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Brief | 9 September 2024

How much worse are coloured plastics for the environment?

Studies are finding more reason to boycott coloured plastic products

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Science | 6 September 2024

Aussie-owned West Coast mining company in trouble

Owner of controversial Tormin mine is in business rescue

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News | 3 September 2024

UN expert urges tougher action on pesticides in SA

Pesticides which are banned in Europe are still exported to developing countries

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News | 29 August 2024

Proposals to protect penguins would cripple R5.5-billion fishing industry, court told

Experts differ strongly on new plan for no-take zone around six African penguin breeding islands

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News | 29 August 2024

Wild Coast: Constitutional Court says no to Shell appeal bid

But way is open for Shell to apply for another renewal of seismic survey permit

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Law | 28 August 2024

Surprise move in litigation over African Penguins

New minister wants to settle case brought by conservation groups

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Law | 21 August 2024

Stop new mining on West Coast, say fishers

“We depend on the ocean”

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News | 16 August 2024

Eight years and counting - sewage spills into Butterworth river

Municipality blames illegal connections for pump station failure

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News | 12 August 2024

Quieter seas are good news for African penguins

Numbers of breeding pairs in Algoa Bay have bounced back since bunkering stopped

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News | 12 August 2024

Marine Protected Areas: Protection from whom?

Subsistence fishers battle for permission to fish while illegal fishing boats plunder our oceans

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News | 2 August 2024

Big old fat fecund females: celebrating Marine Protected Areas Day

In spite of illegal fishing, our MPAs do work

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News | 1 August 2024

Farming co-op appeals against fine imposed for illegal dam

Ja well, no fine … R625,000 is too much to pay says Piekenierskloof Vrugte

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News | 30 July 2024

Seal attacks contribute to African penguin’s looming extinction

Namibian breeding colonies decimated by predation

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Feature | 24 July 2024

Umgeni: A river of sewage flowing through Durban

The municipal sewage works is one of the main pollution sources

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Feature | 18 July 2024