https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/628.html South Africa news 15 Environment & Natural Resources news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/628.html en-us Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:42:04 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-schools-step-up-and-deliver-kiwi-crowns-step-up-to-step-in-winners-067445a Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal schools collected hundreds of Kiwi tins, turning empty tins into real resources for their communities. 1-268607 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environment & Natural Resources South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wine-gone-to-your-head-no-its-just-the-new-bottle-shape-289797a If the shape of your wine bottle seems unusual, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve over indulged. 1-268550 Thu, 28 May 2026 13:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environment & Natural Resources South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/storm-recovery-efforts-continue-across-western-cape-390088a Recovery and mop-up operations are continuing across the Western Cape after severe weather caused widespread damage to infrastructure, disrupted electricity supply and affected hundreds of roads. 1-268383 Mon, 25 May 2026 08:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environment & Natural Resources South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nicd-detects-2-polio-virus-strains-in-cape-town-wastewater-401139a The Department of Health has confirmed that the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) detected two different polio virus strains in wastewater sampled from a wastewater treatment plant in Cape Town. 1-268375 Fri, 22 May 2026 15:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environment & Natural Resources South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hantavirus-in-africa-why-climate-change-rats-and-weak-surveillance-are-worrying-scientists-623331a Hantaviruses are not new. They have circulated for decades in rodent populations, particularly in rats and mice. Humans can become infected if they are bitten or scratched by a rodent or by inhaling aerosolised particles. These are tiny bits of rodent urine, faeces or saliva floating through the air that are contaminated by the virus. 1-268351 Fri, 22 May 2026 11:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environment & Natural Resources South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/explainer-what-last-weeks-storm-says-about-climate-change-390058a Models suggest winter storms will become less frequent but more severe 1-268333 Fri, 22 May 2026 09:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environment & Natural Resources South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/people-planet-prosperity-driving-change-through-solar-power-067015a Yellow Door Energy wraps up its successful Lumen30 CSR project 1-268127 Fri, 15 May 2026 13:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environment & Natural Resources South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-agulhas-ii-to-evacuate-marion-island-team-after-fuel-shortage-delays-relief-voyage-390308a The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp, has ordered the urgent evacuation of the overwintering team at Marion Island, following the delayed departure of the SA Agulhas II relief voyage to Marion Island. 1-268153 Fri, 15 May 2026 12:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environment & Natural Resources South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/in-photos-cape-storm-wreaks-havoc-845193a Three deaths and many injuries reported as emergency teams respond to hundreds of calls 1-268029 Tue, 12 May 2026 11:25:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environment & Natural Resources South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/western-cape-battles-storm-as-govt-declares-a-national-disaster-392128a The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) has declared the recent extreme weather, spanning heavy rainfall, flooding, thunderstorms, damaging winds and snowfall in several provinces, including the Western Cape, North West, Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga, a national disaster. 1-267973 Mon, 11 May 2026 15:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environment & Natural Resources South Africa