GreenFund gives $151 million to the African Development Bank
The Green Climate Fund has given the African Development Bank’s Climate Resilience Program, about $151 Million. The funding comprises a grant of about $90.7 million and a loan amount of…
Big perlemoen bust in Cape Town
Abalone valued at an estimated R10, 3 million, was confiscated by the police, near Philippi, in Cape Town, on Sunday. Police discovered and confiscated about 11, 485 wet and 15,…
Visitor from Portugal injured at Pilanesburg National Park
A male visitor from Portugal was injured by an elephant, at the Pilanesburg National Park, on Friday, the 14th September 2024. Thami Matshego, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the North…
Bumper Season for Hatchling Stranding
South Africa’s southern coastline experiences an annual stranding season for post-hatchling loggerhead turtles from February to July. After hatching in northern KwaZulu-Natal, thousands of tiny loggerheads enter the warm Agulhas…
Lion joins Kariega
A three year old male lion was translocated to Kariega Game Reserve this week. The lion joins another, moved from the Camdeboo Private Game Reserve, as part of a scientifically…
Two arrested for R2m abalone poached
Two abalone poachers were arrested by the police (SAPS) on the N1 near Worcester. One suspect, a 39-year-old male, was arrested for the possession of abalone without a permit, on…
StatsSA released domestic tourism figures
Gauteng was the preferred destination for day travellers in 2021 and 2022. Findings released by StatsSA indicate Gauteng’s day visitors grew by 18,8% in 2021 and by about 20,3% in…
Oil spill in Algoa Bay
Scooping up of oil, suspected to have leaked from the Motor Vessel (MV) MSC Apollo, is expected to get underway, as rough seas have calmed in Algoa Bay, in the…
“Accelerating green jobs and the Green Economy”
The Gauteng Government plans to support over 300 Buy-back centres and cooperatives to promote waste diversion and sustainability. This emerged at the Industrial Symbiosis Symposium, held at the CSIR in…
Namibia announces plans to cull 723 wild animals
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Tourism in Namibia (DEFTM), has started culling about 723 wild animals. Romeo Muyanda, Spokesperson of the Department, said the decision is motivated by a…