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How dogs join the fight against rhino poaching
The Green Guardian
/ 27 August 2025

How dogs join the fight against rhino poaching

As rhino poaching syndicates continue to devastate South Africa’s wildlife, reserves such as Klaserie in Mpumalanga are using highly trained K9 units to track poachers

By Aarti Bhana
Five to finally face charges for Jagersfontein tailings dam disaster
The Green Guardian
/ 27 August 2025

Five to finally face charges for Jagersfontein tailings dam disaster

The move comes nearly three years after the collapse of the diamond processing facility in the Free State

By Sheree Bega
African penguin survival at risk despite ship-to-ship transfer laws
The Green Guardian
/ 26 August 2025

African penguin survival at risk despite ship-to-ship transfer laws

The department of forestry, fisheries and the environment says the regulations are designed to prevent pollution and protect coastal ecosystems

By Sheree Bega
Overberg secures 270ha of renosterveld – a lifeline for the black harrier
The Green Guardian
/ 26 August 2025

Overberg secures 270ha of renosterveld – a lifeline for the black harrier

Once widespread, renosterveld has been decimated by agriculture, with only about 5% of the Overberg’s original extent left

By Sheree Bega
Africa must avoid ‘resource curse’ in green minerals boom – WWF South Africa
The Green Guardian
/ 21 August 2025

Africa must avoid ‘resource curse’ in green minerals boom – WWF South Africa

WWF-SA has called on the G20 to back fairer deal for Africa’s critical minerals

By Sheree Bega
Controversial rhino breeder John Hume in dock on charges of rhino horn trafficking
The Green Guardian
/ 20 August 2025

Controversial rhino breeder John Hume in dock on charges of rhino horn trafficking

Hume and five others, including his lawyer Izak du Toit, were granted bail on Tuesday

By Sheree Bega
Hawks bust rhino trafficking syndicate linked to 964 horns
The Green Guardian
/ 19 August 2025

Hawks bust rhino trafficking syndicate linked to 964 horns

The arrests are the result of a seven-year investigation

By Sheree Bega
Pharmaceuticals found in Hout Bay mussels
The Green Guardian
/ 19 August 2025

Pharmaceuticals found in Hout Bay mussels

Medication and personal care products have accumulated in mussels that are far from the sewage outlet and river mouths

By Sheree Bega
Livestock, rooibos and tortoises: Farmer conserves threatened species
The Green Guardian
/ 18 August 2025

Livestock, rooibos and tortoises: Farmer conserves threatened species

The Nels, who farm in the Nieuwoudtville district of the arid Karoo, blend farming with conservation to protect the speckled dwarf tortoise

By Sheree Bega
Mining red flags along KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast
The Green Guardian
/ 18 August 2025

Mining red flags along KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast

Thirteen prospecting applications have been submitted to the department of minerals and petroleum resources by seven companies since 2023

By Andiswa Matikinca
UN plastics treaty talks collapse
The Green Guardian
/ 16 August 2025

UN plastics treaty talks collapse

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George said South Africa will continue working to end plastic pollution in the country and develop fair, practical regulations

By Sheree Bega
High court victory for coastal communities against TotalEnergies, Shell over offshore drilling
The Green Guardian
/ 14 August 2025

High court victory for coastal communities against TotalEnergies, Shell over offshore drilling

The court set aside the environmental authorisations because of flawed assessments of oil spill effects, coastal laws, climate change and public participation

By Sheree Bega
Scientists urge ambitious global plastics treaty to protect health
The Green Guardian
/ 14 August 2025

Scientists urge ambitious global plastics treaty to protect health

Only 9% of plastics is recycled once and less than 1% is recycled twice

By Sheree Bega
Pepper-bark tree project helps to conserve SA’s medicinal heritage
The Green Guardian
/ 13 August 2025

Pepper-bark tree project helps to conserve SA’s medicinal heritage

The pepper-bark tree project incorporates collaboration with traditional healers, traders and harvesters

By Sheree Bega
Rhinos go nuclear: Scientists use cutting edge deterrent to foil traffickers
The Green Guardian
/ 13 August 2025

Rhinos go nuclear: Scientists use cutting edge deterrent to foil traffickers

The University of the Witwatersrand’s Rhisotope Project is embedding low-level radioactive isotopes into rhino horns to combat poaching

By Sheree Bega
Rhino poaching in Africa at lowest level since 2011, but white rhino numbers plunge
The Green Guardian
/ 12 August 2025

Rhino poaching in Africa at lowest level since 2011, but white rhino numbers plunge

Despite lower poaching incidents of only 2.15% in 2024, overall rhino numbers declined by 6.7%

By Sheree Bega
Dion George gives go ahead for new 4 000MW nuclear plant
The Green Guardian
/ 11 August 2025

Dion George gives go ahead for new 4 000MW nuclear plant

Green groups warn of risks, including soaring upfront costs, the history of construction delays and budget overruns

By Sheree Bega
Raptor is on the brink of extinction
The Green Guardian
/ 10 August 2025

Raptor is on the brink of extinction

A survey has revealed that there might be only one breeding pair of Taita falcons left in South Africa

By Sheree Bega
South Africa proposes ban on polluting plastic microbeads
The Green Guardian
/ 8 August 2025

South Africa proposes ban on polluting plastic microbeads

The ‘invisible ocean killers’ accumulate in food chains and threaten public health, says the environment department

By Sheree Bega
Plastic pollution a global health emergency, says Lancet report
The Green Guardian
/ 5 August 2025

Plastic pollution a global health emergency, says Lancet report

A new study links plastic pollution to disease, deaths and $1.5 trillion in annual health costs

By Sheree Bega
People who own the sun
The Green Guardian
/ 4 August 2025

People who own the sun

There is no official registry of socially owned renewable energy projects in South Africa, but research has identified more than 20 operating initiatives across the country

By Lindiwe Pakati and Thabo Molelekwa
UCT study finds exotic plants fuel Cape Town wildfires
The Green Guardian
/ 4 August 2025

UCT study finds exotic plants fuel Cape Town wildfires

The popular Canary Island date palm and pine trees are a significant fire hazard

By Sheree Bega
SA’s draft second climate plan calls for urgent action, global support
The Green Guardian
/ 1 August 2025

SA’s draft second climate plan calls for urgent action, global support

Heatwaves, floods, droughts: Why the plan needs your voice

By Sheree Bega
Water mafias: It’s like working in a war zone, say municipal workers
The Green Guardian
/ 1 August 2025

Water mafias: It’s like working in a war zone, say municipal workers

Criminal syndicates destroy and manipulate water infrastructure for profit, undermining the state’s efforts to ensure water for all

By Sheree Bega
Invoke terrorism laws to deal with water mafias, says Human Rights Commission
The Green Guardian
/ 1 August 2025

Invoke terrorism laws to deal with water mafias, says Human Rights Commission

The commission also said the sabotage of water services infrastructure should be considered a crime in terms of the Criminal Matters Amendment Act

By Sheree Bega
Countries are legally liable for climate inaction, International Court of Justice rules
The Green Guardian
/ 28 July 2025

Countries are legally liable for climate inaction, International Court of Justice rules

Climate change is an existential problem of “planetary proportions” that affects all forms of life and the very health of the planet, according to a recent landmark ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of states. In its unanimous advisory opinion the ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, […]

By Sheree Bega
People back climate policy when weather events feel personal, new study finds
The Green Guardian
/ 14 July 2025

People back climate policy when weather events feel personal, new study finds

People in South America are most likely to say that climate change is behind extreme weather, while people in Africa and North America are less likely to agree

By Sheree Bega
Africa’s freshwater fish crisis: 26% of species threatened with extinction
The Green Guardian
/ 13 July 2025

Africa’s freshwater fish crisis: 26% of species threatened with extinction

Freshwater fish are an ‘aquatic version of the canary in the coalmine’ for Africa’s rivers, lakes and wetlands, a new report notes

By Sheree Bega
Climate crisis puts older adults at high risk from extreme heat, Unep warns
The Green Guardian
/ 13 July 2025

Climate crisis puts older adults at high risk from extreme heat, Unep warns

‘Zombie’ microbes may reawaken as Earth’s ice melts, a study has found

By Sheree Bega
Antiretroviral drugs in South Africa’s rivers raise environmental concerns
The Green Guardian
/ 10 July 2025

Antiretroviral drugs in South Africa’s rivers raise environmental concerns

A new study has found that lopinavir and efavirenz are the top pollutants in water bodies, many associated with waste water treatment plants

By Sheree Bega
University of KwaZulu-Natal aims to run on mini solar power stations
The Green Guardian
/ 8 July 2025

University of KwaZulu-Natal aims to run on mini solar power stations

The university’s ambition to become South Africa’s first predominantly renewable-powered university is taking shape through a new high tech project

By Lyse Comins
Global drought crisis deepens: Record heat and El Niño drive humanitarian disaster
The Green Guardian
/ 7 July 2025

Global drought crisis deepens: Record heat and El Niño drive humanitarian disaster

Impacts of drought hit hardest in climate hotspots — regions already dealing with warming trends, population pressures and fragile infrastructure

By Sheree Bega
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