Oil spill in Algoa Bay
The department of environment‚ forestry and fisheries said between 200 and 400 litres of fuel from the receiving Liberian-flagged vessel MV Chrysanthi had spilt into the sea on Saturday. “SA Marine
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Elephant shot dead on reserve in Eastern Cape
A wandering elephant on an Eastern Cape reserve owned by a wealthy Arab sheik, was shot dead at the weekend, sparking an outcry from conservationists. Claims were that if the authorities had clamped
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Krugersdorp has ‘strong’ earth tremor
An earth tremor measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale occurred early on Monday in Krugersdorp on the West Rand of Gauteng. Seismologist Ian Saunders of the Council for Geoscience said the tremor was "strong"
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SA not ready for fracking due to lack of scientists and infrastructure
Fracking should not be considered for SA because of a lack of qualified scientists and laboratories‚ incomplete information on water sources, and a shortage of "institutional capacity to ensure proper
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Drought-hit Cape Town may scrap free-water quotas and hike tariff
Capetonians will have to dig deeper into their pockets after July if plans to scrap the free-water-for-all policy are passed. The city wants to impose a 19.25% tariff hike for both water and sanitation‚
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Court pours water on coal-fired power station plan
The High Court in Pretoria has recognised the significant effects climate change has on SA by setting aside a decision by Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa to authorise a new coal-fired station.
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Armyworms invade KwaZulu-Natal farms
The National Farmers Union (Nafu) says small and medium-scale sugarcane and maize farmers in northern KwaZulu-Natal have been severely affected by the destructive fall armyworm. The pestilence is wreaking
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Mass measles vaccination under way in Western Cape as nine cases confirmed
The Western Cape health department has vaccinated 15,000 pupils and children against measles in Stellenbosch and Drakenstein in February, in an effort to prevent the spread of the disease. There are
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Rising sea temperatures are shaping tropical storms in Southern Africa
A tropical storm — named Dineo — has swept in from the Indian Ocean, causing extensive flooding as it made landfall in Mozambique. More damage is threatened as it swings south and west. Tropical storms
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Gauteng works with Germany to harvest freight and logistic data
The new ‘Green Logistics Index’ intends to aggregate data ranging from crime, vehicle emissions and delivery times The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has struck an agreement with the German
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More amendments to minerals bill
The Department of Mineral Resources is relying on the support of provincial legislatures to be able to introduce 56 new amendments to the Mineral Resources and Petroleum Development Amendment Bill, which