Articles for John Yeld
Court limits fishing to protect African Penguins
By agreement between all parties pelagic fishing permits must be amended within 14 days to protect six key penguin breeding areas
By John Yeld
News | 18 March 2025
Settlement reached in African Penguin case
Government, environmental groups and fishing industry agree to new no-fishing zones around penguin breeding grounds
By John Yeld
News | 12 March 2025
New plant discovered in Stellenbosch
“Miracle” iris emerges after decades under a pine plantation
By John Yeld
News | 4 March 2025
Parties hold their breath in battle over R300-million Stellenbosch mountain estate
Judgment has been reserved in an urgent application to halt a luxury development on Botmaskop slopes
By John Yeld
News | 24 February 2025
Major showdown in court over African Penguin’s future
Conservation groups challenge minister’s decision on no-fishing zones around penguin colonies
By John Yeld
News | 17 February 2025
Wreck of MV Ultra Galaxy confirmed as source of West Coast oil spill
Clean-up continues and conservationist is impressed with the response
By John Yeld
News | 7 February 2025
West Coast beaches polluted by oil spill
Source of the oil not yet confirmed, but locals suspect the wreck of the MV Ultra Galaxy
By John Yeld
News | 3 February 2025
Massive SLAPP suit against environmentalists withdrawn
Gauteng property developers were suing environmentalists for alleged costs from delays to their projects caused by objections
By John Yeld
News | 24 January 2025
Legal delays threaten survival of African Penguins, say conservation groups
Activists say that the litigation to protect the birds’ feeding grounds has been dragged out for months by the state, despite the urgency of the situation
By John Yeld
News | 11 December 2024