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Minister’s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists
Conservationists mount legal challenge to environment minister’s decision on fishing around breeding islands
By John Yeld
News | 22 March 2024
Namaqualand communities call for moratorium on all new mining rights
People from Richtersveld, Concordia, Hondeklip Bay and other Northern Cape towns marched in Springbok on Human Rights Day
By Liezl Human
News | 22 March 2024
Small-scale fishers threaten to take government to court
Unhappiness over fisheries department’s boat allocations
By Liezl Human
News | 22 March 2024
Cape Town “pilgrims” walk the length of the Gaza Strip to raise awareness
March comes as US admits Palestinians are facing “acute food insecurity”
News | 21 March 2024
Railway line occupiers complain to Parliamentarians about lack of water
SCOPA hears of the substantial obstacles blocking the reopening of Cape Town’s Central Line
News | 21 March 2024
Mpumalanga protesters reject government’s latest energy plan
Marches for cleaner, safer, and more affordable energy took place across the country on Wednesday
News | 20 March 2024
NPA to seize property belonging to PRASA fraudster
Former engineering head Daniel Mtimkulu had his salary more than doubled after fraudulently claiming a doctorate and a job offer from a German firm
News | 20 March 2024
Hundreds of people stake out plots for houses on empty land in Nelson Mandela Bay
Municipality says it will move against them
News | 20 March 2024
Magistrate appalled by more delays in Durban police brutality case
Despite assurances, the state and the defence are still not ready for the Regan Naidoo death-in-custody trial
By Benita Enoch
News | 20 March 2024