Environment
11th-hour out-of-court settlement reached on West Coast diamond mining
A major legal battle over the extension of 30-year mining rights has been averted
By John Yeld
News | 1 September 2023
In photos: Namaqualand flowers bloom after rainy winter
Rainfall in national park has nearly doubled this year
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 30 August 2023
Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights
Fishers say they were ignored when the original rights were awarded between 1994 and 1998
By John Yeld
News | 28 August 2023
Canoeist brothers clean up Khayelitsha wetland
Hours spent every week removing invasive water hyacinth and rubbish
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 August 2023
Shack dwellers look to renewable energy to power informal settlements
A group of organisations have created successful small projects, but now they want to aim bigger
Brief | 15 August 2023
Big cats among victims as snare trapping spreads in Western Cape
Plan launched to deal with problem, which is partly driven by food insecurity
By John Yeld
News | 3 August 2023
Cheetah spotted in Djibouti for the first time in over 30 years
Team headed by Cape Town researcher makes exciting discovery during a biodiversity survey
By John Yeld
News | 3 August 2023
Piketberg landowners block mining company’s access
New salvo fired in decades-old opencast tungsten mine proposal
By John Yeld
News | 28 July 2023
In photos: new hope for West Coast vlei after seven year drought
But the future of this West Coast jewel is not yet assured, despite record rains this year
By John Yeld
News | 25 July 2023