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latest news & developmentsWorking on Fire sues over tender
Working on Fire seeks to halt the award of the national wildfire management contract to Tefla, while the department and Tefla oppose the urgent relief
Parliament intensifies scrutiny of Sasol
Parliament’s portfolio committee on forestry, fisheries and environment is widening its oversight into Sasol after receiving protected disclosures from environmental…
“Rotten egg” smell over Joburg highlights toxic air pollution risks
Air pollution in the Highveld Priority Area threatens lives and violates environmental rights, as hydrogen sulphide levels recently spiked over Johannesburg
South Africa intercepts four Chinese fishing vessels violating EEZ rules
Four Chinese-flagged fishing vessels were fined R400 000 and released after a coordinated operation by officials and the police
Plastics industry ‘unduly influences SA’s global plastic treaty’
South Africa is a primary plastic producing country with significant imports of primary plastic for local manufacturing
ERA celebrates 7 Days of Eco-activism for National E-waste Day
Spotlight on recycling with consumer campaign & industry engagement
Lapalala Wilderness School’s rhino initiative works to empower the next generation of conservationists
Two learners receive four-year bursaries plus two years of work after they graduate based on presentations they prepared
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
Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle
State diamond mining company Alexkor is challenging a compliance notice issued by the environment department over its Namaqualand beach mining operations
South Africa’s largest vulture relocation project hailed as a success
A total of 160 Cape and African white-backed vultures have a new home at Shamwari Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, where they can heal and breed This content is…
Vulture relocation project will be biggest in South Africa
The first group of 155 Cape and African White-backed Vultures will find a new home at Shamwari Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape
Young people at the heart of conserving the rhino
Lapalala housed 120 learners who took part in a competition through speeches and posters to raise awareness for the rhino
Consumers are choosing to buy sustainably sourced fish
Retailers and suppliers are heeding the call for sustainable seafood products
United Phosphorus Ltd cleans up spill after chemical blaze in Durban
Scientists have been sent to handle the fallout from the warehouse fire, which stored about 1 600 hazardous materials that can contaminate the air, sea and rivers