Articles for John Yeld
Eastern Cape game reserves challenge wind farm approval in court
Game park owners and environmentalists say turbines will spoil scenic landscapes, damage tourism and threaten endangered birds
By John Yeld
News | 17 July 2025
SA’s national bird threatened as numbers crash
Blue Crane conservation status moved to “vulnerable” after steep population decline since 2010, with Western Cape’s Overberg region worst affected
By John Yeld
News | 1 July 2025
Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condoned
The Western Cape government has issued retroactive environmental authorisation for a dam project undertaken eight years ago
By John Yeld
News | 23 June 2025
Major legal battle looms over Stellenbosch luxury estate
Botmaskop developer says it has complied with statutory requirements
By John Yeld
News | 23 April 2025
Court halts further work on luxury Stellenbosch mountain estate
Botsmaskop development stopped, pending a full court review
By John Yeld
News | 17 April 2025
Developer of R300m Stellenbosch housing estate fights back
Botmaskop Fynbos Estate says a court interdict stopping construction will be “catastrophic”
By John Yeld
News | 11 April 2025
Sedgefield developer sues Knysna municipality for more than R2.5-million
A local environmentalist is also being sued
By John Yeld
News | 7 April 2025
Good news for leopard toads: anonymous donor buys crucial habitat in Cape Town
The property in the heart of Noordhoek will also be an open space for the community
By John Yeld
News | 27 March 2025
Developer sues Sedgefield environmentalist for R5-million
Tessa Joubert, blamed for delaying the development, says the lawsuit is designed to silence her and others
By John Yeld
News | 19 March 2025