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The European Union exports half of its collected and sorted plastics
PLASTIC POLLUTION

A failed plastic levy: The need for a total an on single-use plastic bags

South Africa's 22-year-old plastic levy has failed to curb the 8 billion single-use plastic bags consumed annually, leading to severe environmental and health impacts. This…

  • Hellen Kahaso Dena
4 min read
SANRAL aims to be a catalyst for the emergence of businesses owned by women
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

DFFE weighing N2 Wild Coast compliance notice eight months after inspection

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is weighing a compliance notice against Sanral after inspectors found serious environmental non-compliance,…

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
CONSERVATION

Illegal gillnetting in South Africa: New reporting app targets growing threat to rivers and estuaries

Conservationists and law enforcement agencies in South Africa are launching a new Gillnet Reporting App to combat the rising problem of illegal gillnetting in rivers and…

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read