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Elephant culling ‘last resort’ as MPs warn of crisis in reserves
Deputy environment minister insists culling will only be used with approval, but MPs and animal welfare groups say governance failures and delays in humane interventions are…
SA’s rhinos are ‘more valuable alive than dead’
Government unveils new plan to strengthen rhino coordination and confront poaching
Environment department warns against using transformer oil on the body over toxic PCB risks
The department has issued a public health warning after reports that transformer oil is being used for medicinal purposes in some communities
Axing of former minister Dion George risks undermining SA’s climate leadership at COP30
The organisations argued that South Africa’s active participation at COP30 has always been crucial
Saving the African penguin is a noisy affair
New regulations put in place strict rules, including seasonal restrictions and spill prevention measures, to balance penguin conservation with shipping
Conservationists fight for scientifically-informed fishing closures to ensure African penguin survival
The applicants argue that the forestry, fisheries and environment minister’s interim fishing closures are ‘biologically meaningless’
Mining’s mess is just energy transition’s opportunity
Rehabilitating mines presents an opportunity for environmental restoration and economic empowerment in the energy transition
The good, the bad and the baffling of South Africa’s draft biodiversity bill
There is a weakened mechanism for public consultation in the draft legislation
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife resorts to dehorning rhinos to limit poaching
Most of the 325 rhinos that died in KwaZulu-Natal were a result of poaching the animals for their horns
Environment department has made positive strides over the past 30 years
But its political clout is limited with regard to mining, and oil and gas exploration with resistance from the Mantashe camp around environmental authorisations This content is…
SA will soon ‘drown in its own waste’, warns landfill expert
But the environment department says it has interventions in place
Jagersfontein class action lawsuit imminent
Three people were killed and dozens injured a year ago when the tailings dam at the Jagersfontein diamond mine collapsed
SA needs ‘Kruger Park and a bit’ annually to meet global conservation target
The country needs more than “paper parks”, says conservation NGO
Northern Cape municipality slapped with R10m fine for sewage pollution
Umsobomvu municipality pleads guilty, admits to receiving complaints from as far back as 2017
Rhino poaching declines in Kruger, but poachers are on the rampage in KZN
Statistics confirm decline in rhino poaching losses in national parks from 451 in 2021 to 448 last year, the toll for private owners was 86