Environment
Are informal settlement residents really to blame for Cape Town’s polluted vleis?
An inadequate sewerage system and a lack of access to sanitation are the root causes according to experts
By Liezl Human
News | 23 November 2021
Young gardeners are building a fynbos corridor across the Cape Flats
Greenpop’s project aims to “bring Kirstenbosch” to schools
Photo Essay | 22 November 2021
Constitutional Court dismisses coal-mining company’s appeal bid
“Impact of coal mining and burning on global warming is irrefutable” says environmental activist
By John Yeld
News | 17 November 2021
Cape Town’s polluted vleis costing jobs
Sewage spills are damaging local businesses and international tourism
News | 29 October 2021
Fishers march against lobster quota
Minister Barbara Creecy agrees to some of their demands
By Liezl Human
News | 28 October 2021
Government funding delay causes vital insect research unit to close
“Our organisation was subsidising a lot of work in the hope that the tender would come through, and it just hasn’t”
By Liezl Human
Science | 22 October 2021
How mining erodes the rights of women
Women are also marginalised when it comes to the economic benefits that mining brings
Opinion | 7 October 2021
Zandvlei opens for boating after sewage scare
But Rietvlei and Zeekoevlei are still closed
By Liezl Human
Brief | 5 October 2021
Rietvlei pollution unlikely to improve soon, fears Milnerton Aquatic Club
“We’re not seeing any action” by City of Cape Town says club commodore
By Liezl Human
News | 30 September 2021