Environment
Picket against fossil fuels at Muizenberg beach
Protests coincide with COP28 summit underway in Dubai
By Liezl Human
Brief | 11 December 2023
Australian company to start seismic survey off West Coast in January
Environmental report acknowledges that seismic blasts, which are much louder than gunshots, can kill fish particularly those with swim bladders
News | 7 December 2023
South Africa needs to spend an extra R535-billion a year to meet climate goals
Climate investments need to jump from R131-million a year, Presidential Climate Commission says
By Liezl Human
News | 6 December 2023
African dinosaurs and the sixth mass extinction
Palaeobiologist Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan speaks at GroundUp’s Science for the People seminar
By Liezl Human
Science | 4 December 2023
Gold mining in the Overberg: fears relieved for now
Mining company has not met the first deadline for an Environmental Impact Assessment
News | 24 November 2023
Aussie mining company “SLAPP suit” partly settled out of court
Six South African defendants have reached an agreement with Mineral Commodities Ltd
By John Yeld
News | 22 November 2023
Sewage in the sea: City fails to meet Hout Bay permit conditions
The City of Cape Town’s own data shows it is releasing more sewage than is allowed
News | 17 November 2023
Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights
Fisheries department announces long-awaited permits finalised in the Western Cape
By Liezl Human
News | 15 November 2023
It’s “Toad versus Road” in the Cape High Court
Environmentalists challenge road extension that threatens endangered Western Leopard Toads
By John Yeld
News | 7 November 2023