Environment
New plant discovered in Stellenbosch
“Miracle” iris emerges after decades under a pine plantation
By John Yeld
News | 4 March 2025
Parties hold their breath in battle over R300-million Stellenbosch mountain estate
Judgment has been reserved in an urgent application to halt a luxury development on Botmaskop slopes
By John Yeld
News | 24 February 2025
Icebreaker returns from Antarctica with alarming news
Scientists aboard the SA Agulhas II have been tracking ocean health
Feature | 21 February 2025
Waste management project is changing lives in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Kenneth Shelembe says he makes a living wage through the Nquthu Waste Management Project
Brief | 20 February 2025
Major showdown in court over African Penguin’s future
Conservation groups challenge minister’s decision on no-fishing zones around penguin colonies
By John Yeld
News | 17 February 2025
Wreck of MV Ultra Galaxy confirmed as source of West Coast oil spill
Clean-up continues and conservationist is impressed with the response
By John Yeld
News | 7 February 2025
West Coast beaches polluted by oil spill
Source of the oil not yet confirmed, but locals suspect the wreck of the MV Ultra Galaxy
By John Yeld
News | 3 February 2025
New Cape Town crèche is being built from tyres
Goal50 in Heideveld will be made from 5,000 tyres and other recycled waste
Photo Essay | 3 February 2025
Landfill site meant to serve Mthatha villagers left to vandals
R32-million was spent and the site was supposed to give the community a considerable rental income
Brief | 30 January 2025