Environment

New proposal puts Kruger National Park’s environmental safeguards “at risk”

Experts alarmed by government move to drop statutory requirements for some developments in the park

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News | 31 May 2024

Strandfontein development could make critically endangered butterfly extinct

The only colony of one of the world’s most endangered butterflies is within sight of a large, multi-storey development

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News | 24 May 2024

Sewage pollutes KwaZulu-Natal’s popular south coast lagoons

None of the 19 sewage treatment plants managed by the Ugu District Municipality are properly treating sewage released into rivers and lagoons

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News | 15 May 2024

Remote Namaqualand diamond town battles dust and neglect

Mine told to fix the pollution problem

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News | 9 May 2024

Coal mine accused of making “manifestly scurrilous” allegations against opponents

A coalition against mining in the Mabola Protected Environment want “scandalous” and “irrelevant” claims struck from court record

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News | 8 May 2024

Families to leave ancestral lands as coal mine expands

Land Claims Court orders Mpumalanga mine to build them permanent houses

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News | 3 May 2024

Village activists take Marikana mining company to court

Tharisa Mines is trying to gag us, say Oridile Kgatea and Rodney Kotsedi

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Law | 1 May 2024

Proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga grasslands back in court

Uthaka Energy persists with plans for a colliery in Mabola Protected Environment despite six court judgments

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News | 30 April 2024

Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about renewable energy

We asked the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi

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News | 26 April 2024

Judge rules for “road” in legal clash with “toads”

Noordhoek road link in Cape Town to go ahead

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Brief | 24 April 2024

Sasol makes the world CO2 emissions blacklist

The company is among 57 companies in the world responsible for 80% of carbon dioxide emissions

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News | 17 April 2024

African Oystercatcher bucks the trend in crashing bird populations

The species has gone from “Near Threatened” to “Least Concern” on the Red Data List

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News | 16 April 2024

Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

The state mining company is challenging an environmental compliance notice

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News | 12 April 2024

Police and soldiers deployed to tiny West Coast fishing village

Controversial boat quotas to be reconsidered after meeting with Hondeklip Bay fishers, says fisheries department

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News | 3 April 2024

Minister’s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists

Conservationists mount legal challenge to environment minister’s decision on fishing around breeding islands

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News | 22 March 2024

We must reject the government’s dirty energy plans

This year’s Integrated Resources Plan is horrifying

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Opinion | 20 March 2024