Environment
Mining department refuses West Coast prospecting bid
Government turned down Limpopo-based Nekwana Trading Enterprise’s application because of shortcomings in basic impact assessment
By John Yeld
News | 19 September 2023
Activists protest as huge oil and gas conference gets underway in Cape Town
“Gas and oil and nuclear don’t need to be in our energy mix”
News | 13 September 2023
Cape Town’s long history of struggling for enough water
Science for the People seminar tells the story of the city’s water supply since 1650
By Daniel Steyn
News | 12 September 2023
Farmer seeks ‘pardon’ for illegally enlarging dam
The application raises concerns over water use in the Western Cape
By John Yeld
News | 12 September 2023
11th-hour out-of-court settlement reached on West Coast diamond mining
A major legal battle over the extension of 30-year mining rights has been averted
By John Yeld
News | 1 September 2023
In photos: Namaqualand flowers bloom after rainy winter
Rainfall in national park has nearly doubled this year
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 30 August 2023
Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights
Fishers say they were ignored when the original rights were awarded between 1994 and 1998
By John Yeld
News | 28 August 2023
Canoeist brothers clean up Khayelitsha wetland
Hours spent every week removing invasive water hyacinth and rubbish
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 August 2023
Shack dwellers look to renewable energy to power informal settlements
A group of organisations have created successful small projects, but now they want to aim bigger
Brief | 15 August 2023