The Australian government is seeking to introduce new espionage and foreign interference laws that threaten democracy. On face value they could be seen as being about modernising the laws that are meant to tackle foreign interference in Australia’s domestic affairs. But a closer look reveals a dangerous … [Read More...]
South Africa to release new-look renewables bid window in November
Energy Minister Jeff Radebe announced on Friday that South Africa would launch a fifth Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement … [Read More...]
New technology leads to arrest of eight suspected wildlife traffickers
A multinational search in May resulted in the arrest of eight men, including three government officials, for allegedly smuggling pangolin scales … [Read More...]
Flash floods, lightning and gales pummel the Western Cape
Emergency services were on standby as an intense cold front‚ accompanied by heavy rain and gale force winds‚ made landfall in Cape Town early on Thursday. Lightning flickered above the city as the rain poured … [Read More...]
Climate change suspected in unprecedented African baobab die out
The Zimbabwean sacred baobab, Panke, was more than 2,400 years old when all its stems toppled and died in 2010-11. It is one of a number of ancient African baobabs that have died since 2017 across southern Africa, … [Read More...]
Climate Change Bill published for comment
The Draft Climate Change Bill was published for comment earlier this week. It’s stated objectives are the following: provide for the coordinated and integrated response to climate change and its impacts by … [Read More...]
‘Eventually the lion breeding industry will shoot itself in the foot’
"Cuddle Me, Kill Me" started off as the fourth book in a Struik Nature (Penguin Random House) published series telling the true stories of actual animals. It did not finish as it began. Instead, it started me on a … [Read More...]
Borneo’s last remaining orangutans threatened by illegal logging
The forest that is home to some of the last remaining Bornean orangutans is being logged despite the Indonesian government’s vow to protect it, Greenpeace has claimed. The group said six illegal logging … [Read More...]
Save the oceans, save the world
A celebratory World Oceans Day event, hosted by WILDOCEANS and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), was held at uShaka Marine Worlds’ Aquarium on the evening of the 8th of June. The event, … [Read More...]
Keeping tabs on genetically modified crops
Genetic engineering and plant breeding techniques are used in biofortification programmes to improve the nutritional quality of African cereals such as sorghum and pearl millet. Apart from being important food … [Read More...]
NASA helicopter to search for life on Mars
The space agency NASA plans to send a small helicopter to Mars in 2020 in the continued quest for life on the red planet, said Dr Japie van Zyl of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of … [Read More...]
A look at active volcanoes
This year has seen its share of explosive volcanic activity, from Hawaii's Kilauea eruptions that have so far forced more than 1,700 people to evacuate their homes to Guatemala's Fuego volcano eruption in early June … [Read More...]
Why India is the world’s deadliest country for forest rangers
On February 20, 2017, range forest officer (RFO) Daulat Ram Lader was having his ritual after-dinner tea with wife Pushpa when there was a knock at the door. Lader was posted at Lailunga, Dharamjaigarh forest … [Read More...]
Africa’s pollution crisis warning: step up to avoid environmental disaster
As the second most polluted continent, Africa must take both the responsibility and opportunity to pioneer world-leading waste management methods to avoid an environmental and socio-economic disaster, experts … [Read More...]
High seas fishing would go broke without ‘massive’ subsidies: study
Fishing on the high seas would be an unprofitable business, but for the billions of dollars in government subsidies that keep an often destructive industry afloat, international researchers said Wednesday. The … [Read More...]
SA retailer to lead the way by ditching plastic packaging
Woolworth has announced that it plans to be the first retailer in South Africa to contribute zero packaging waste. In a statement released on Tuesday (05 June), the retailer said it aims to have none of its … [Read More...]
New renewable energy round may rake in R50bn in investment
The renewable energy industry on Friday got a shot in the arm when Energy Minister Jeff Radebe announced a new bid round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement programme. A few months ago, … [Read More...]
Bring Your Own Bag campaign aims to keep the seas trash free
Every year South Africans use approximately 8 billion plastic bags, and less than 1% are recycled. Most end up in landfills or the ocean. With the support of A Rocha “Christians in Conservation,” South African … [Read More...]
