Dumps turn Bosplaas into a wasteland
- 03 May 2013 00:00 - Sipho Kings
- Two children have died because of illegal waste destroying the environment in Hammanskraal. Sipho Kings reports.
Water department in tricky legal waters
- 12 Apr 2013 00:00 - Sipho Kings
- Water affairs is suing Stellenbosch municipality for pollution with only a draft protocol to guide it.
Farmers despair as Cullinan mine digs in
- 15 Mar 2013 00:00 - Sipho Kings
- Despite their efforts to stop it, few Brandbach locals believe they can save their environment.
In China, public anger over secrecy on environment
- 10 Mar 2013 09:47 - Reuters
- About 40% of China's agricultural land is irrigated with underground water, of which an estimated 90% is polluted.
Gold dust cripples Riverlea
- 22 Feb 2013 00:00 - Sipho Kings
- Residents of Riverlea in Johannesburg say particles from nearby mine dumps are causing sores, asthma, TB and dead gardens.
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AngloGold mine charged with radioactive contamination
- 08 Jan 2013 16:45 - Sipho Kings
- AngloGold Ashanti has been charged with contaminating water and "ongoing pollution" in Stilfontein by the Federation for Sustainable Environment.
Norway plans to put brakes on deforestation
- 20 Dec 2012 12:55 - Reuters
- Norway has announced plans to step up its efforts as part of "first aid" to slow climate change.
SA companies come out tops in Carbon Disclosure Project
- 22 Nov 2012 20:08 - Sipho Kings
- Local companies are matching the world's best in declaring their carbon emissions, and doing something about them.
Toxic waste costs poor their lives
- 26 Oct 2012 00:04 - Stephen Leahy
- Waste from industrial dumps and other toxic sites affects the health of an estimated 125-million people in 49 low- and middle-income countries.
Durban port expansion: Drastic makeover for shipping
- 28 Sep 2012 00:00 - Lloyd Gedye
- The South Durban basin could become a construction site for the next 40 years if all the city's plans to expand the existing port are adopted.
The waste we live with
- 07 Feb 2012 20:39 - Gavin Heron
- Gavin Heron explains his frustration with the amount of waste we generate.
Sasol fingered in espionage case
- 03 Dec 2010 12:39 - Yolandi Groenewald
- Greenpeace sues corporate giant for damages.
Mozambican NGOs report BHP to JSE
- 16 Nov 2010 15:21 - Staff Reporter
- Mozambican NGOs have reported mining giant BHP Billiton to the JSE's Socially Responsible Investment Index for it's planned pollution.
Polluters will pay, says Sonjica
- 15 Sep 2010 11:42 - Staff Reporter
- Those responsible for contaminating South African land will pay, Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said on Wednesday.
World's top firms cause $2,2tn of environmental damage
- 19 Feb 2010 08:01 - Staff Reporter
- Report estimates one-third of profits would be lost if firms were forced to pay for use, loss and damage of environment.
Pouring oil on troubled waters
- 28 Sep 2009 09:45 - David Leigh
- The Guardian newspaper has evidence of a cover-up by UK oil trader Trafigura of a massive pollution disaster in Côte d'Ivoire three years ago.
Mittal dismisses pollution claims
- 26 Sep 2009 06:50 - Celean Jacobson
- Strike Matsepe used his savings to buy a plot of land near the country's biggest steel mill, hoping it would become a thriving farm in his old age.
British team build robot fish to detect pollution
- 20 Mar 2009 11:56 - Staff Reporter
- Robot fish developed by British scientists are to be released into the sea off the north of Spain to detect pollution.
Durban's water not contaminated with mercury
- 15 Oct 2008 16:25 - Staff Reporter
- Water coming out of Durban's taps is safe to drink and residents do not need to fear reported mercury contamination at Inanda Dam, say authorities.
Sewage spill contaminates E Cape river
- 13 Oct 2008 07:30 - Staff Reporter
- The Eastern Cape health department has warned residents of the Mqanduli area that river water has been contaminated with sewage.
