Environment
Going green is not just a white issue
Race and class still dominate environmental politics
By Saliem Fakir
Opinion | 20 September 2016
Shooting whales in an eco-friendly way
And you can take part too!
By Fred Kokott
News | 1 September 2016
Cape Town’s precarious water supply
Drought has left dams very low but the City is taking steps to secure the future water supply
By Rejul Bejoy
Feature | 8 June 2016
How clean are Cape Town’s rivers?
Five years after a clean-up was launched there is progress, but not everywhere
Feature | 3 March 2016
New technology might transform small-scale fishing
App connects fishers, scientists and fishery management
By Ashleigh Furlong and Masixole Feni
Feature | 24 February 2016
Wild Coast battle to save land from mining
We will die for our land, say angry Xolobeni villagers as dune mining looms
Text by Tariro Washinyira. Photos by Paul Botes (with permission of the Mail & Guardian)
News | 12 February 2016
Churches plead with residents to stop dumping rubbish
Illegal dumping costs Cape Town R350 million a year
News | 28 January 2016
State accused of letting Tormin damage West Coast
Activists have accused government officials of turning a blind eye to a pattern of environmental violations at the Tormin dune mine on the West Coast – including a “catastrophic” cliff collapse – after state departments failed to act on a string of letters, objections and a formal appeal.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
Feature | 11 December 2015
Dismay as cops withdraw cases against Tormin managers
Police cases against three Tormin mine managers, one of whom was accused of driving into and knocking over a mineworker during a strike, have all been withdrawn.
Barbara Maregele
Feature | 11 December 2015