Outbreak of Locust Swarms Reported in Various South African Provinces
Locust outbreaks are currently plaguing South Africa in parts of the Free State, Northern Cape and Western Cape, fuelled further by strong winds, according...
Green Scorpions Order City of Cape Town to Sort Out Pollution...
The Green Scorpions have ordered the City of Cape Town to sort out pollution in the Milnerton Lagoon, following continued failures at the Potsdam...
Study on Wine Farm Vergelegen Tackles Tree-Destroying Beetle
Many of South Africa’s most beautiful and ancient trees and forests are in deadly danger of being destroyed by an invasive beetle. The good...
Changes in South Africa’s Rainfall Seasons Could Affect Farming and Water...
Most of South Africa’s seasonal rainfall occurs during the warmer summer months, from October to March. As a result, October is an important period...
‘Extinction: The Facts’: Attenborough’s New Documentary is Surprisingly Radical
We have learned so much about nature from David Attenborough’s documentaries over the past seven decades. In a new BBC film he lays bare...
Prince William Launches World’s Biggest-Ever Environmental Prize
The newly launched Earthshot Prize, publicised by Prince William in an interview with the famous environmentalist Sir David Attenborough as the most prestigious in...
Noordhoek Wetland Road Gets Green Light
Appeals against the first phase of a controversial new road link through part of the extensive Noordhoek wetland system in the southern Cape Peninsula have...
In Pictures: Strong Winds and Big Waves in Kalk Bay Harbour,...
As Cape Town was battered by rain and strong winds on Thursday, photographer Nigel Riley ventured out to the iconic Kalk Bay Harbour on...
WATCH Excitement as Cape Town Dam Theewaterskloof Approaches 100% (Not Yet...
There was much excitement this weekend as Theewaterskloof Dam, Cape Town's main source of drinking water, appeared to be overflowing. But it turns out...
Landmine Detection Rat from Africa Awarded Animals’ George Cross
For the first time in its 77-year history a British animal welfare organisation has awarded a gold medal for honorable service to a rat,...
