Articles for John Yeld

Former environment minister Creecy under fire from penguin conservation groups

And new environment minister George has also been criticised

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News | 30 September 2024

Aussie-owned West Coast mining company in trouble

Owner of controversial Tormin mine is in business rescue

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News | 3 September 2024

Proposals to protect penguins would cripple R5.5-billion fishing industry, court told

Experts differ strongly on new plan for no-take zone around six African penguin breeding islands

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News | 29 August 2024

Surprise move in litigation over African Penguins

New minister wants to settle case brought by conservation groups

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Law | 21 August 2024

SAā€™s ā€˜rock librariesā€™ gain world acclaim

UNESCO World Heritage Site status granted to three rock shelters

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News | 15 August 2024

Farming co-op appeals against fine imposed for illegal dam

Ja well, no fine ā€¦ R625,000 is too much to pay says Piekenierskloof Vrugte

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News | 30 July 2024

Latest science confirms plummeting penguin population

New model forms the basis for an urgent recommendation to change African Penguinā€™s conservation status from endangered to critically endangered

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Science | 15 July 2024

Crucial penguin conservation plan heads to court

Minister accused of placing fishing industry interests above the survival of penguins

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News | 4 July 2024

New proposal puts Kruger National Parkā€™s environmental safeguards ā€œat riskā€

Experts alarmed by government move to drop statutory requirements for some developments in the park

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News | 31 May 2024

Coal mine accused of making ā€œmanifestly scurrilousā€ allegations against opponents

A coalition against mining in the Mabola Protected Environment want ā€œscandalousā€ and ā€œirrelevantā€ claims struck from court record

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News | 8 May 2024

Proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga grasslands back in court

Uthaka Energy persists with plans for a colliery in Mabola Protected Environment despite six court judgments

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News | 30 April 2024

Judge rules for ā€œroadā€ in legal clash with ā€œtoadsā€

Noordhoek road link in Cape Town to go ahead

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Brief | 24 April 2024

African Oystercatcher bucks the trend in crashing bird populations

The species has gone from ā€œNear Threatenedā€ to ā€œLeast Concernā€ on the Red Data List

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News | 16 April 2024

Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

The state mining company is challenging an environmental compliance notice

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News | 12 April 2024

Ministerā€™s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists

Conservationists mount legal challenge to environment ministerā€™s decision on fishing around breeding islands

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News | 22 March 2024

Meticulous Eastern Cape effort to keep vultures from extinction

Vultures disabled by powerline collisions are taken care of and given a place to breed

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News | 25 January 2024