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Environment Minister Dion George. (OJ Koloti, Gallo Images)
AFRICAN PENGUINS

DA: Environment minister wants out-of-court settlement on ‘fishing rights versus penguin protection’

The applicants in landmark lawsuit are waiting for a favourable settlement proposal from the Dion George’s legal team

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
African penguins on Boulders beach, Simon’s Town. File photo
AFRICAN PENGUIN BREEDING COLONIES

High court will hear urgent case to save critically endangered African penguins

Outgoing minister accused of placing fishing industry interests above the survival of penguins

  • John Yeld
4 min read
Extinction threat: The African penguins breed on islands off South Africa’s coast, including in the St Croix Island Reserve near the Coega River mouth. Photo: Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild/Getty Images
AFRICAN PENGUINS

Penguins can’t get enough to eat

The causes include commercial fishing near their colonies and a scarcity of sardines and anchovies

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read