State-owned prospector targets sensitive sites around the country, writes Yolandi Groenewald.
The national bird is under threat because of a drastic increase in smuggling, writes Yolandi Groenewald.
It is likely that SA’s much-awaited second nuclear power station will be put out to tender after September this year, the <i>M&G</i> has learned.
Resignation of climate chief makes SA’s tourism minister a frontrunner for the position.
Minister Naledi Pandor intervenes in the disciplinary hearing of internationally recognised scientist.
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/ 22 February 2010
Land restitution seems to be the biggest loser this year in the land budget.
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/ 22 February 2010
Gas-guzzlers will come with an extra price tag after this week’s budget, making small cars a better investment than ever before.
A battle royal looms over the awarding of coal-mining rights adjacent to world heritage site and national park Mapungubwe.
A local community hopes that a wind farm will lift it out of poverty, writes Yolandi Groenewald.
Cape wine farms are coming up with innovative ways to market their wines and protect the region’s rich biodiversity, writes Yolandi Groenewald.
Local tourism businesses are realising the benefits of implementing policies that save the planet, writes Yolandi Groenewald.
Carbon credits are a new asset class in the global green economy, writes Yolandi Groenewald.
How green is your St Valentine’s Day bouquet? Are you, for example, thinking about indigenous proteas as the environmentally friendly option?
Marine interests are up in arms after vital areas were left out of its transfer to the agriculture department.
Fallout with the director of the South African Astronomical Observatory could jeopardise a R20-billion project.
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/ 1 February 2010
Error about speed of Himalayan glaciers melting does not change the reality of global warming.
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/ 29 January 2010
The community, from Alice in the Eastern Cape, argued that local healers had used the method for generations.
A company planning to prospect in the area’s pristine wetlands has withdrawn its application.
An SA community is to challenge German homeopathic giant Schwabe Pharmaceuticals in court over a traditional medicine the company wants to patent.
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/ 22 January 2010
South African Police Service spokesperson Vishnu Naidoo said allegations against the Hillbrow police would be followed up.
Being social butterfly Khanyi Mbau’s ex is not his only claim to fame. Theunis Crous is also a politically connected businessman.
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/ 20 January 2010
SA police are investigating a case of police brutality aimed at an award winning French journalist, after her ordeal made headlines in France.
The Copenhagen summit might have flopped, but South Africa could be the hero of 2010 in finding a way to unite divergent climate change approaches.
Schabir Shaik stayed at the Zululand game lodge Thanda Private Game Reserve for three nights in June, shortly after he was released from prison.
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/ 27 November 2009
Jo’burg redirects R1-billion from budget as stadium costs surge.
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/ 27 November 2009
South African households are embracing solar energy to meet their hot-water requirements.
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/ 27 November 2009
The area is facing its worst drought in 50 years and December’s flood of tourists will need a lot of water, writes Yolandi Groenewald.
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/ 20 November 2009
DDT is believed to be responsible for birth defects, but its effectiveness in curbing malaria remains unmatched. Yolandi Groenwald reports.
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/ 6 November 2009
South Africa still lacks the necessary investment to join the green revolution, writes <i>Yolandi Groenewald</i>.
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/ 6 November 2009
A report by military experts says the adverse effects
of climate change will result in conflict over scarce
resources. Yolandi Groenewald reports.
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/ 6 November 2009
Tour operators accused of torturing wild elephants,
reports Yolandi Groenewald.
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/ 6 November 2009
The EU has offered to cut its emissions by 20% by 2020, but will commit to 30% if other countries do so. Japan’s offer is 25%.