Environment

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Sewage stench lingers at Milnerton Lagoon

Years after the City of Cape Town was ordered to clean it up, the estuary is still polluted

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News | 13 December 2024

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Legal delays threaten survival of African Penguins, say conservation groups

Activists say that the litigation to protect the birds’ feeding grounds has been dragged out for months by the state, despite the urgency of the situation

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News | 11 December 2024

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Turning Cape Town’s vacant land into indigenous gardens

German-South African collaboration is “greening” urban spaces

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Brief | 11 December 2024

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Plant poaching fraud case to be heard in March

Two police officers and a botanical horticulturist face charges

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Brief | 4 December 2024

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The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation is bringing the sea to the classroom

New Ocean Campus is on track to reach 100,000 children this year

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News | 3 December 2024

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In photos: turning rubbish dumps into gardens in Upington

“It is the love of nature that keeps us going”

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Photo Essay | 27 November 2024

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Waste is piling up and we don’t know enough to deal with it

The lack of accurate data could turn South Africa into a “wasteland”, says recycling organisation

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News | 26 November 2024

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Promise Mabilo’s child has asthma. She is fighting for cleaner air in Mpumalanga

“Living in Emalahleni is like living in a closed bottle. It’s difficult to breathe.”

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News | 22 November 2024

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Ministry confirms no restriction on amount of sewage Cape Town may pump out to sea

Clarity given after City’s claim that it is still limited by historic licence conditions

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News | 21 November 2024

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Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes

Environment minister has lifted quantity restrictions on the city’s three marine outfalls

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News | 18 November 2024

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Court bid to block TotalEnergies gas project off West Coast

Fishers and activists want government to reverse environmental authorisation

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News | 7 November 2024

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In photos: The fisher women of Doringbaai

Spirit of Endeavour Fisherfolk Women was formed to share skills and help protect the environment from damage

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Photo Essay | 7 November 2024

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Blooming good: How a desert garden is saving endangered plants

The Richtersveld Desert Botanical Garden is a lifeline for plants species endemic to the region

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News | 4 November 2024

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COP16: Will humanity live in harmony with nature? The stakes have never been higher

The 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in South America this past fortnight

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News | 1 November 2024

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Cape Town is losing its trees

As global temperature records continue to be broken, cities need to move fast to protect residents from heat stress. Planting trees seems the simplest solution

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News | 31 October 2024

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African Penguins now officially “critically endangered”

The bird is facing rapid population decline from competition with commercial fisheries and climate-mediated shifts in prey populations

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News | 29 October 2024