The South African National Parks (SANParks) has made public its 2022 Responsible Tourism Strategy (2022 RTS), according to Glenn Phillips, SANParks managing executive: tourism and marketing, who said that the next 10 years will see SANParks doing things differently.
16 May 2013 10:47
[Bhekisisa Mncube] DURBAN: There has been an impressive 11.4% increase of visitors from 389,624 to 434,216 in the last 2012/2013 financial year, says SANParks managing executive of Tourism and Marketing Glenn Phillips.
13 May 2013 10:59
The first-ever summit to focus specifically on the issue of marine debris around the African continent will be taking place during World Environmental Week and World Ocean Day, 6-8 June 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa.
7 May 2013 08:41
PRETORIA: South Africa and Vietnam have signed an action plan to implement the Memorandum of Understanding on Biodiversity Conservation and Protection.
6 May 2013 19:46
Government is aiming to drive up demand for platinum by developing hydrogen fuel cell technology, Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom said on Thursday (16 May).
17 May 2013 10:51
[Linda Ensor] The R12bn phase 2 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), which will secure a continued supply of water for SA and hydroelectric power for Lesotho, was approved in principle by the two countries this week.
17 May 2013 12:29
The past week saw four people arrested for alleged rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park, bringing this year's national total to 98 people arrested for allegedly poaching rhino and smuggling rhino horn.
17 May 2013 10:34
The City of Cape Town wants access to the complete feasibility report for the South African Road Agency Limited's (Sanral) proposed winelands tolling project, the Western Cape High Court heard on Thursday (16 May).
17 May 2013 09:17
City of Johannesburg spokesman Nthatisi Modingoane said the environmental directorate conducts rodent control blitzes regularly.
17 May 2013 10:43
The Joburg Waste Summit 2013, held at the Sandton Convention Centre on 15 and 16 May 2013, aims to provide opportunities for the city to engage the waste industry and other stakeholders on its new waste management strategy. The summit revealed that some solutions to certain South African social and enironmental challenges may be closer to home than previously thought.
16 May 2013 13:39
The Eco Rangers project is an initiative of Pikitup, the City of Johannesburg's waste management entity. The project was conceived as a platform to raise awareness and educate young children about environmental issues, their impact and how these can be managed into the future.
16 May 2013 13:30Video footage of an inebriated tourist jumping out of his car and charging a wild elephant at South Africa's famous Kruger National Park caused an uproar on Monday (13 May.
14 May 2013 12:17
[Issued by Business and Arts South Africa] Since 2010, the Arts and Environment category of the BASA Awards, supported by Nedbank, has attracted a range of environmental arts project that have been created in partnership with South African businesses.
14 May 2013 13:05
[Paul Vecchiatto] African governments should own at least a 50% of any new mining venture in order to ensure that the country gets more of the revenue from mining projects.
13 May 2013 14:21
[Linda Ensor] The classic public-private partnerships both in SA and Africa are plagued by delays‚ with the projects sometimes taking seven years to get going‚ Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on last week at a media conference on accelerating infrastructure investment in Africa‚ at the World Economic Forum on Africa.
13 May 2013 13:40
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