New Moz harbour 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

Electronic billing can reduce carbon footprint

Cellfind has introduced a new mobile statement solution which enables organisations to send statements directly to their customers' cellphones. The new service, called miStatement, helps organisations reduce printing and postage costs by sending clients their account statements electronically each month. 28 Sep 2011 16:37

Privatisation of waste management, a solution

Although the government is making inroads, albeit slowly, regarding the implementation of the new Waste Act, not enough is being done. The reasons why municipalities continue to struggle in service delivery is the lack of qualified and experienced staff to fulfil the various roles in waste management. 28 Sep 2011 15:13

Uitkyk wine estate launches owl-increase project

Uitkyk wine estate, a Biodiversity & Wine Initiative champion near Stellenbosch, has launched a project to increase the owl population on the farm by creating suitable habitats for them. The farm has long appreciated the value of owls in rodent control. 28 Sep 2011 10:15

Wilderness Foundation calls for signatures to "Save the Rhinos"

The Wilderness Foundation has achieved more than 10 000 names on its international Save the Rhinos petition, given the publicity surrounding the recent Save the Rhinos day. To date, over 10787 individuals have signed the petition, with comments including: "Don't let the human race be responsible for the extinction of yet another species!" and: "This shocking cruelty must be stopped immediately." 28 Sep 2011 10:00

Park, the size of Sweden, to straddle five countries

A huge new transfrontier park that will stretch from Angola in the west to Zimbabwe in the east - and estimated to be 15 times larger than the Serengeti in Tanzania - is being planned for Africa. 27 Sep 2011 16:42

Calls to halt new Mozambique harbour

A new harbour planned by Mozambique - that will be built 20 kilometres north of the KwaZulu-Natal border - is situated in the heart of an international tourism and wilderness conservation area. 27 Sep 2011 16:34

SA can expect more natural disasters

[Kemantha Govender] DURBAN: The latest scientific reports show that South Africa will become drier in the west and wetter in the east. This means the country will experience an increase in the frequency of severe weather events, such as drought, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters. 26 Sep 2011 18:00

Maathai left 'a lasting legacy'

PRETORIA: Chief executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Achmat Dangor, says the late professor Wangari Maathai has left a lasting legacy in the work she has done to create awareness and promote the protection of the environment. 26 Sep 2011 17:55

Good rhino news at last

International Rhino Day was celebrated around the world recently, with much of the focus on efforts to prevent the poaching of the animals in South Africa. Some good news offered some rare cheer: DNA samples taken from Africa's rare black rhino in KwaZulu-Natal reserves show that the species is as genetically healthy as elephants and buffaloes, even though the rhino population is descended from only two breeding herds. 26 Sep 2011 15:08

Use climate change to create jobs - Gore

Nobel Peace Prize recipient and former US Vice-President Al Gore believes that climate change initiatives can be used to create thousands of jobs throughout the world and solve the growing problem of unemployment in developed and developing countries. 26 Sep 2011 10:44

Green mobile checkout facility launched at CT International Airport

What is believed to be the world's first mobile checkout facility was recently launched at First Car Rental's Cape Town International Airport branch. Created for the company's corporate customer base, it offers a totally paperless transaction. 26 Sep 2011 10:14

Time to commit to low-carbon future - UN

Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said that the upcoming UN climate summit in Durban would be an opportunity to take significant steps towards addressing climate change, she urged governments to carry through their commitments to low-carbon economies. 23 Sep 2011 15:01