Guide to discern ‘potent’ mercury levels in fish
Mercury accumulates naturally in many fish we love to eat - but no one has yet worked out just how much of this toxin is found in local fish.
Back to the deep blue for rescued turtle
Hawskbill turtles are critically endangered because of their beautiful shells and have been hunted for centuries to make "tortoiseshell" trinkets.
Fishing ‘pilot project’ in protected area slammed
The decision to allow anglers to fish in the Tsitsikamma National Marine Protected Area from next week as a "pilot project" is procedurally unfair and contravenes ...
Eskom’s R5bn tender ruled unlawful
THE Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that Eskom’s R5 billion tender to French nuclear vendor Areva to replace Koeberg’s aging steam generators was “irrational and ...
Plans to preserve heritage of Princess Vlei
THEY united to fight proposals to build a shopping mall and taxi rank in one of the few green lungs on the Cape Flats.
SA’s ambitious pledge to cut emissions
SOUTH Africa’s pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions was among the four most ambitious commitments submitted to the COP21 climate talks.
‘HI virus, cancer bush don’t mix’
It is known as the "cancer bush" and has been used from historic times to treat a variety of ailments from colds and flu to diarrhoea and rheumatism - and more recently ...
Protected fishing area opened
TSITSIKAMMA residents are delighted that the government will allow them to fish in parts of Africa’s oldest marine protected area.
Plea for a ‘universal, binding COP21 accord’
“NEVER before has a responsibility so great been in the hands of so few. ”
Over 1 000 at city climate march
MORE than 1 000 Capetonians took to the streets in soaring heat yesterday as part of the global climate march on the eve of the COP21 climate talks that begin in ...
Cops nabbed for rhino poaching
THE Hawks have arrested three police officers for alleged rhino poaching.
Global rallies on eve of climate talks
PEOPLE around the world will take to the streets on Sunday on the eve of the two-week UN climate talks in Paris.
860kg hidden elephant tusks are seized
VIETNAM customs authorities have confiscated 860kg of elephant tusks hidden among frozen fish heads in more than a thousand boxes.
‘Protect country’s water factories’
CIVIL society groups have called for a change in water management in the light of the current water crisis and for the authorities to protect the country’s “water ...
Environment crime ‘driven by greed’
ENVIRONMENTAL crime, worth between $70 billion and $213bn a year, was driven by greed, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said yesterday.
Rare plants were thought to be extinct
A BUNCH of rare and endangered plants, some which were thought to have become extinct within the boundaries of Cape Town, have been found – most of them on private ...
Great whites’ survival threatened
THE genetic diversity of great white sharks along the South African coastline is the lowest of all great whites in the world – so low that their long-term survival ...
Green energy set to overtake coal
GREEN energy is now the second largest generator of electricity in the world after coal, and is set to become the leading source of new electricity within 20 years, ...
Luxury houses: Kommetjie residents appeal
KOMMETJIE residents have lodged an appeal against the approval of three large luxury houses to be built outside the urban edge in the buffer zone of the Table Mountain ...
Blame extreme weather patterns on humans
MANY of the heatwaves, droughts, floods and cyclones of 2014 can be linked to humans pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, according to a new research report. ...
Male baboon rescued on M5
IN the old days when a male baboon on Table Mountain reached sexual maturity, and the big males gave him a hard time, he simply headed off over the Cape Flats in ...
Tuna pole fishing rights finalised
FISHERIES Minister Senzeni Zokwana has ironed out the irregularities in the 2013 rights allocation for tuna pole fishing and scrapped those rights that were unlawful. ...
Wind projects generate value to society
A WIND farm near Port Elizabeth has been pumping much-needed electricity into the grid, but for many people living in shacks nearby, it has brought them something ...
Clean energy strategy paying off
SOUTH Africa’s renewable energy programme will prevent 45 million tons of carbon emissions being pumped into the atmosphere annually, according to Energy Minister ...
Carbon move won’t initially affect power price
South Africa's proposed carbon tax is designed to get polluting companies to change their behaviour, cut greenhouse gas emissions and shift towards cleaner technology, ...