# The DA in Gauteng says it will write to Environmental Affairs MEC, Shyla Peters, seeking urgent intervention to fix Roodepoort’s broken sewage pipe, which puts residents’ health and the environment at risk. During a recent oversight inspection, the DA discovered that a sewage pipe, previously damaged during a storm in 2022, had broken once […]
# A stampede of life-size animal puppets made from raw, recycled materials will embark on a 20-thousand-kilometer journey from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Arctic Circle. This is to raise awareness about wildlife and the threats posed by global warming. The production is a partnership between Ukwanda Puppets and Design Art […]
# Die Departement van Wetenskap, Tegnologie en Innovering gaan vra vir voorstelle om grootskaalse waterstofprojekte van stapel te stuur, as deel van sy tienjaarplan tot 2032. Die waarnemende hoofdirekteur, Mandy Mlilo, het tydens die tweede Waterstof- en Brandstofsel-konferensie gesê die regering beoog om openbare privaat navorsing en ontwikkelingsamewerking te ondersteun. Mlilo sê meer as 1,4-miljard-rand is […]
# The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation will call for proposals to deploy large-scale hydrogen projects, as part of its Decadal Plan to 2032. Speaking at the second Hydrogen and Fuel Cell conference, acting chief director Mandy Mlilo said the government aims to support public-private research and development collaboration. Mlilo says over 1.4-billion-rand already invested […]
# SANParke sê die blou-groen algebloei by Eilandmeer in die Wildernis-gedeelte van die Tuinroete Nasionale Park, bly aktief. Onlangse toetsuitslae het die voortgesette teenwoordigheid bevestig van die bakterieë wat bekend is daarvoor dat dit moontlik skadelike toksiene produseer. SANParke sê algebloei word beïnvloed deur verskeie omgewingsfaktore, insluitend veranderinge in temperatuur, die afbreek van organiese materiaal, […]
# South African National Parks says the blue-green algal bloom at Island Lake, in the Wilderness Section of the Garden Route National Park, remains active. Recent test results have confirmed the continued presence of the bacteria, which is known to potentially produce harmful toxins. SANParks says algal blooms are influenced by various environmental factors, including […]
# Bome in die Amasone neem kwik op weens besoedeling deur kleinskaalse goudmyne en bied ʼn nuwe manier om onwettige bedrywighede te monitor. Navorsers sê giftige metaal wat vrygestel word wanneer myners mengsels van kwik en goud verbrand, laat ʼn chemiese vingerafdruk in bome se jaarringe. Volgens New Scientist kan hierdie metode met verloop van […]
# Trees in the Amazon are absorbing mercury pollution from small-scale gold mining, offering a new way to monitor illegal operations. Researchers say the toxic metal, released when miners burn mercury-gold mixtures, leaves a chemical fingerprint in tree rings. According to New Scientist, this method could reveal changes in mining activity over time. These operations […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad se Water- en Sanitasie-direktoraat het ʼn bestuursforum vir die Eerste- en Kuilsrivier-opvangsgebied gestig. Die forum sal gemeenskapsgedrewe projekte bevorder om die toestand van besoedelde riviere en die omliggende omgewing te verbeter. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Water en Sanitasie, Zahid Badroodien, sê die opvangsgebied dek 37 wyke en agt sub-rade, en sluit vyf […]
