Environment

Port authority and Sabic fail to come clean on Durban cargo spill

Still unclear how many nurdles are floating in the sea following 10 October storm

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News | 27 October 2017

Government probes KZN cargo spill

Saudi company will pay, says Plastics SA

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Feature | 26 October 2017

Mine hits back over West Coast aquifer

Kropz responds to environmentalists’ attempt to stop pumping

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News | 18 October 2017

Urgent court action to stop mine using West Coast groundwater

Phosphate mining company Kropz said to be in breach of license in its use of ancient Elandsfontein aquifer

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News | 13 October 2017

Mining company has eyes on West Coast National Park, say activists

Kropz has made approaches to government over phosphate deposits in park

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News | 6 October 2017

Fishing quotas killed Waylon, say Hawston residents

25-year-old drowned trying to learn to dive for abalone

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Feature | 20 September 2017

West Coast phosphate mine stopped - for now

Activists and state departments fear Elandsfontein mine could damage area

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News | 15 September 2017

“Our government does not care about us - they only take care of wild animals”

Conflict between humans and wildlife in the Eastern Cape

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Brief | 8 September 2017

Swapping “rubbish” for food in Dunoon

Recycle Swop Shop offers unemployed residents an option

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News | 28 August 2017

Mining postponed in water-sensitive Mabola area

Civil society organisations reach agreement with Atha-Africa Ventures

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News | 28 June 2017

Paddling across Cape Town

The health of the city can be seen in the condition of its waterways

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Opinion | 15 June 2017

Summons served on environmental rights lawyers by mining company

Mineral Sand Resources (MSR) is suing attorneys of the Centre for Environmental Rights

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Brief | 24 May 2017

What happens when the dams run dry?

Mayor Patricia de Lille: “We are going to have to cut the water off for long hours like with load-shedding”

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News | 19 May 2017

Here’s where to find data on Cape Town’s water crisis

Government, the weather service and academics need to do better at making data and analysis of the water crisis available

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News | 17 May 2017

Study finds that climate change threatens fynbos

Damaged ecosystem would have consequences for water catchment in Western Cape

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News | 17 May 2017

What’s causing Cape Town’s water crisis?

Population growth, drought and climate change threaten the city’s water supply

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News | 16 May 2017