Environment
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
New Cape Town crèche is being built from tyres
Goal50 in Heideveld will be made from 5,000 tyres and other recycled waste
Photo Essay | 3 February 2025
Landfill site meant to serve Mthatha villagers left to vandals
R32-million was spent and the site was supposed to give the community a considerable rental income
Brief | 30 January 2025
Cattle are drinking sewage on this Free State veld
Sewage treatment has broken down in Maluti-a-Phofung municipality
By Steve Kretzmann and Tladi Moloi
News | 27 January 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Massive SLAPP suit against environmentalists withdrawn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
Cape Town not immune to Los Angeles type fire disaster
The city has better preventative measures but is far less resourced than Los Angeles
Analysis | 20 January 2025
Sewage stench lingers at Milnerton Lagoon
Years after the City of Cape Town was ordered to clean it up, the estuary is still polluted
News | 13 December 2024
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