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New Moz harbour's threatens SA world heritage site
Independent Online reports that South Africa is facing legal action in the high court and censure by the World Heritage Commission in Paris for its apparent failure to safeguard a heritage site from a massive new harbour and industrial complex in southern Mozambique. 25 May 2012 13:41
New animal rehab centre for CT
[Lyndon Jaftha] The Cape of Good Hope SPCA opened its first short-term wildlife rehabilitation centre in May, and can now offer 24-hour emergency service and short term care, all year long, to animals in need. 25 May 2012 08:00


African adventure for electric car
[Cadine Pillay] An electric vehicle has begun an unassisted 5 000 kilometre-journey from Nairobi, Kenya to Johannesburg, South Africa - an expedition designed to showcase the endurance of battery-powered vehicles and promote green energy use. 25 May 2012 07:54
New wind farm for Oyster Bay
[Cadine Pillay] One of the world's leading renewable energy developers, Renewable Energy Systems (RES) Southern Africa, has plans for a 62-turbine wind farm near Oyster Bay in the Eastern Cape. The project is expected to create 200 jobs. 25 May 2012 07:48
Step up efforts to protect biodiversity - Molewa
PRETORIA: Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has called on all South Africans to step up efforts to protect biodiversity, which supports a massive proportion of the country's livelihood. 25 May 2012 07:22
Poachers kill 220 rhinos this year
PRETORIA: Since the beginning of this year, a total of 220 rhinos have been lost to illegal killings, says the Department of Environmental Affairs. The Kruger National Park, Limpopo, North West and KwaZulu-Natal remain the hardest hit by rhino poachers, collectively accounting for 207 of the rhinos killed this year alone. 25 May 2012 07:17
Public comment sought on environmental licence fees
PRETORIA: Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has published for public comment the fee structure for environmental authorisations and waste management licences, in Notices 395 and 396 of Gazette No 35337 of 18 May 2012. 25 May 2012 07:13

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