Environment
Developer sues Sedgefield environmentalist for R5-million
Tessa Joubert, blamed for delaying the development, says the lawsuit is designed to silence her and others
By John Yeld
News | 19 March 2025
Court limits fishing to protect African Penguins
By agreement between all parties pelagic fishing permits must be amended within 14 days to protect six key penguin breeding areas
By John Yeld
News | 18 March 2025
Arts festival transforms the streets of Mpumalanga town
The My Body My Space festival celebrates ten years of free access to the arts
Photo Essay | 17 March 2025
South Africa’s penguins are worth billions, experts say
Island closures are painted as an economic cost to the fishing industry, but losing African Penguins will cost us dearly
Analysis | 17 March 2025
The “biggest trout farm in Africa” and the failed R5,000 community fund
Lesotho Highlands aquaculture project offers little in return for its licence
News | 14 March 2025
Raw sewage is running into the Kruger park from Limpopo town
Phalaborwa residents lay criminal charges against local municipalities to try to end their sewerage problems
News | 13 March 2025
Settlement reached in African Penguin case
Government, environmental groups and fishing industry agree to new no-fishing zones around penguin breeding grounds
By John Yeld
News | 12 March 2025
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