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The Alexkor coffer-dam wall between two dams at high tide. Photos from a Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment report titled: “Enforcement: In Loco Inspection Report – The salt/tidal flats of the Orange River Mouth Ramsar site”, published 28 January 2020.

Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

By John Yeld 12 Apr 2024

Woolworths trials the removal of plastic barrier bags

Woolworths trials the removal of plastic barrier bags

8 Apr 2024

New air quality rules may curb Eskom's 'head-in-the-sand strategy'

New air quality rules may curb Eskom's 'head-in-the-sand strategy'

27 Jun 2018

First waste management report for Africa released

First waste management report for Africa released

12 Jun 2018

Dr Tony Ribbink, Sustainable Seas Trust CEO

Tackling the plastic waste problem in Africa

11 Jun 2018

TCC plans to ban single-use plastics from all operations

TCC plans to ban single-use plastics from all operations

8 Jun 2018

5 ways Pick n Pay plans to reduce its plastic waste

5 ways Pick n Pay plans to reduce its plastic waste

8 Jun 2018

Unilever unveils R50m biomass boiler to cut emissions, waste

Unilever unveils R50m biomass boiler to cut emissions, waste

6 Jun 2018

Food Lover's Market ditches plastic straws

Food Lover's Market ditches plastic straws

5 Jun 2018

Woolworths announces plan to phase out nonrecyclable plastic packaging

Woolworths announces plan to phase out nonrecyclable plastic packaging

5 Jun 2018

Your coffee cup lid is likely to outlive you and your grandchildren

5 Jun 2018

By MichaelisScientists, CC BY-SA 4.0,

There's more to the plastic pollution crisis than just carrier bags

Dr Nonhlanhla Kalabaila 5 Jun 2018

Conference explores sustainability tensions, opportunities in Africa

Conference explores sustainability tensions, opportunities in Africa

1 Jun 2018

WhatsApp the FC Foundation to recycle your extra plastic bottles

WhatsApp the FC Foundation to recycle your extra plastic bottles

1 Jun 2018

Darling Sweet makes the switch to sustainable packaging

Darling Sweet makes the switch to sustainable packaging

28 May 2018

Photo by Tom Pumford on

How Hilton will reach its 2030 social and environmental goals

24 May 2018

Vissershok Landfill is one of the few Western Cape waste sites that is fully operational and compliant with regulation. Photo: Eryn Scannell

Western Cape's mounting rubbish problem

Annie Cebulski 18 May 2018

Almost everything you know about e-waste is wrong

Almost everything you know about e-waste is wrong

Josh Lepawsky 16 May 2018

The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)

The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)

Arunima Malik & Ya-Yen Sun 15 May 2018

Sustainable conferences and events: An event greening guide

14 May 2018

SEED workshop applications open for entrepreneurs in sustainability sector

SEED workshop applications open for entrepreneurs in sustainability sector

4 May 2018

#WTMA18: Experiencing the wild with Aquila Safaris

#WTMA18: Experiencing the wild with Aquila Safaris

Robin Fredericks 3 May 2018

How mine dumps in South Africa affect the health of communities living nearby

How mine dumps in South Africa affect the health of communities living nearby

Vusumuzi Nkosi 3 May 2018

Photo by paul mocan on

Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

Vote with Your Tote project. Image supplied.

NYC artists design totes highlighting the importance of reducing plastic waste

2 May 2018

Biggest pollutants on SA beaches during 2017 identified

Biggest pollutants on SA beaches during 2017 identified

26 Apr 2018

Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

Daisy can disassemble nine versions of the iPhone (Credit: Apple)

Apple's new recycling robot takes apart 200 iPhones an hour

Ben Coxworth 24 Apr 2018

Sustainability trends shaping retail in 2018

Sustainability trends shaping retail in 2018

Feroz Koor 23 Apr 2018

Plastic packaging is often pollution for profit

Plastic packaging is often pollution for profit

Anthony J Ryan 23 Apr 2018

How plastic-eating bacteria actually work - a chemist explains

Emily Flashman 19 Apr 2018

Kwetsani Camp, Wilderness Safaris - the Overall Winner (Image Supplied)

#WTMA18: African Responsible Tourism Awards 2018 winners announced

19 Apr 2018

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First waste management report for Africa released

First waste management report for Africa released

12 Jun 2018

Dr Tony Ribbink, Sustainable Seas Trust CEO

Tackling the plastic waste problem in Africa

11 Jun 2018

TCC plans to ban single-use plastics from all operations

TCC plans to ban single-use plastics from all operations

8 Jun 2018

5 ways Pick n Pay plans to reduce its plastic waste

5 ways Pick n Pay plans to reduce its plastic waste

8 Jun 2018

Unilever unveils R50m biomass boiler to cut emissions, waste

Unilever unveils R50m biomass boiler to cut emissions, waste

6 Jun 2018

Food Lover's Market ditches plastic straws

Food Lover's Market ditches plastic straws

5 Jun 2018

Woolworths announces plan to phase out nonrecyclable plastic packaging

Woolworths announces plan to phase out nonrecyclable plastic packaging

5 Jun 2018

Your coffee cup lid is likely to outlive you and your grandchildren

5 Jun 2018

By MichaelisScientists, CC BY-SA 4.0,

There's more to the plastic pollution crisis than just carrier bags

Dr Nonhlanhla Kalabaila 5 Jun 2018

Conference explores sustainability tensions, opportunities in Africa

Conference explores sustainability tensions, opportunities in Africa

1 Jun 2018

WhatsApp the FC Foundation to recycle your extra plastic bottles

WhatsApp the FC Foundation to recycle your extra plastic bottles

1 Jun 2018

Darling Sweet makes the switch to sustainable packaging

Darling Sweet makes the switch to sustainable packaging

28 May 2018

Photo by Tom Pumford on

How Hilton will reach its 2030 social and environmental goals

24 May 2018

Vissershok Landfill is one of the few Western Cape waste sites that is fully operational and compliant with regulation. Photo: Eryn Scannell

Western Cape's mounting rubbish problem

Annie Cebulski 18 May 2018

Almost everything you know about e-waste is wrong

Almost everything you know about e-waste is wrong

Josh Lepawsky 16 May 2018

The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)

The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)

Arunima Malik & Ya-Yen Sun 15 May 2018

Sustainable conferences and events: An event greening guide

14 May 2018

SEED workshop applications open for entrepreneurs in sustainability sector

SEED workshop applications open for entrepreneurs in sustainability sector

4 May 2018

#WTMA18: Experiencing the wild with Aquila Safaris

#WTMA18: Experiencing the wild with Aquila Safaris

Robin Fredericks 3 May 2018

How mine dumps in South Africa affect the health of communities living nearby

How mine dumps in South Africa affect the health of communities living nearby

Vusumuzi Nkosi 3 May 2018

Photo by paul mocan on

Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

Vote with Your Tote project. Image supplied.

NYC artists design totes highlighting the importance of reducing plastic waste

2 May 2018

Biggest pollutants on SA beaches during 2017 identified

Biggest pollutants on SA beaches during 2017 identified

26 Apr 2018

Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

Daisy can disassemble nine versions of the iPhone (Credit: Apple)

Apple's new recycling robot takes apart 200 iPhones an hour

Ben Coxworth 24 Apr 2018

Sustainability trends shaping retail in 2018

Sustainability trends shaping retail in 2018

Feroz Koor 23 Apr 2018

Plastic packaging is often pollution for profit

Plastic packaging is often pollution for profit

Anthony J Ryan 23 Apr 2018

How plastic-eating bacteria actually work - a chemist explains

Emily Flashman 19 Apr 2018

Kwetsani Camp, Wilderness Safaris - the Overall Winner (Image Supplied)

#WTMA18: African Responsible Tourism Awards 2018 winners announced

19 Apr 2018

This is what's on the agenda for Sustainability Week 2018

This is what's on the agenda for Sustainability Week 2018

18 Apr 2018

The urgency of curbing pollution from ships, explained

James J. Winebrake and James J. Corbett 17 Apr 2018

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

#WTMA18: 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards finalists announced

12 Apr 2018

Could online shopping help us reduce our carbon footprint?

Could online shopping help us reduce our carbon footprint?

10 Apr 2018

Plastic crisis: divert foreign aid to dumpsites in developing countries

Plastic crisis: divert foreign aid to dumpsites in developing countries

Christine Cole 9 Apr 2018

Darling Brew declared carbon neutral

Darling Brew declared carbon neutral

5 Apr 2018

School children recycle waste for food

School children recycle waste for food

Joseph Chirume 4 Apr 2018

SA's re-usable sanitary wear market to hit R17bn by 2022

SA's re-usable sanitary wear market to hit R17bn by 2022

3 Apr 2018

Be the next change-maker with the Nation Builder Social Innovation Challenge

Be the next change-maker with the Nation Builder Social Innovation Challenge

Nation Builder 29 Mar 2018

Joburg plans to clear the air

Joburg plans to clear the air

Kate Ferreira 26 Mar 2018

Damion Daniels (left) and Andrew Muller show the extent of illegal dumping in Jacksonville. Photo: Joseph Chirume

Residents are losing the war on waste in PE's Jacksonville

Joseph Chirume 26 Mar 2018

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