Environment

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Oil search won’t harm fishing, court told

Fishers and environmental groups are challenging permission to do seismic surveys off the West Coast

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News | 2 June 2026

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Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil search

Environmental impacts of offshore seismic surveying debated in court

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News | 1 June 2026

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Hidden hunters of the Kalahari: Why small carnivores hold big ecological answers

A landmark study at Tswalu Kalahari Reserve is poised to spotlight the vital role medium-sized carnivores play in the Savanna ecosystem

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News | 30 May 2026

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Activists gather at TotalEnergies offices to “Kick Polluters Out of Africa”

Campaign laid blame for South Africa’s skyrocketing electricity tariffs at the feet of the fossil fuel industry

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Brief | 29 May 2026

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Meet the neighbourhood watch patrolling a river to stop pollution

The Roodekrans Neighbourhood Watch believes water needs to be protected as much as people and property

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News | 28 May 2026

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The Australian crayfish invading our rivers

Researcher warns of threat to the Okavango Delta

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Feature | 22 May 2026

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Explainer: What last week’s storm says about climate change

Models suggest winter storms will become less frequent but more severe

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Explainer | 20 May 2026

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Mogale City pumping raw sewage into rivers in the Cradle of Humankind

All three of the municipality’s wastewater treatment works have collapsed to critical levels

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News | 11 May 2026

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Public gets three more weeks to comment on Eskom nuclear site — but critics say it’s not enough

The deadline for public comment on the 2,700-page draft environmental scoping report and appendices has been extended to 25 May

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News | 11 May 2026