# The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute has reiterated its warning over Eskom’s controversial plans regarding the Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant. This as the National Nuclear Regulator is likely to approve the 20-year licence extension for Koeberg’s Unit 2. SAFCEI’s Francesca de Gasparis says at the heart of this controversy lies Eskom’s Time-Limited Ageing […]
# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Dion George, sê Mariene Beskermde Gebiede bevorder kustoerisme, van duik tot walviskyk, terwyl biodiversiteit terselfdertyd beskerm word. Volgens beramings deur die Oseane Ekonomie Meesterplan kan Suid-Afrika se oseaan-ekonomie 166-miljard-rand tot die bruto binnelandse produk bydra en meer as 600-duisend werksgeleenthede teen 2035 skep. George sê die […]
# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, says Marine Protected Areas are boosting coastal tourism, from diving to whale watching, while ensuring biodiversity is safeguarded. Key estimates from the Oceans Economy Master Plan predict that South Africa’s ocean economy could contribute 166-billion-rand to the gross domestic product, and create over 600-thousand jobs […]
# Brittanje se uitvoere van plastiekafval na ontwikkelende lande het in die eerste helfte van hierdie jaar met 84-persent gestyg vergeleke met verlede jaar. Dit is volgens data van die Last Beach Cleanup. Die toename in uitvoere was hoofsaaklik na Indonesië en Maleisië. Die persentasie Britse plastiekafval wat direk na lande wat nie binne die […]
# Britain’s exports of plastic waste to developing countries soared by 84-percent in the first half of this year compared with last year. This is according to data from the Last Beach Cleanup. The increase in exports was mainly to Indonesia and Malaysia. The percentage of UK plastic waste going directly to countries not within […]
# Die burgemeester van Johannesburg, Dada Morero sê hulle het ‘n aansienlike bewilliging van sowat 548-miljoen-rand van Invest International Public Programmes, ‘n vooraanstaande Nederlandse ontwikkelingsfinansieringsinstelling ontvang. Die befondsing is ‘n stap vorentoe in die metro se verbintenis tot volhoubare afvalbestuur en omgewingsleierskap. Die burgemeester se waarnemende woordvoerder, Khathutshelo Mulaudzi, sê Johannesburg se doelwitte is duidelik […]
# Die adjunkminister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Samantha Graham-Maré, sê die hernubare energiebedryf bied ‘n deurslaggewende geleentheid vir Afrikalande om hul enorme hulpbronne te benut om te herindustrialiseer en waardige werksgeleenthede te skep. Die vasteland besit 60-persent van die wêreld se beste sonkragbronne, reuse-windpotensiaal en baie van die noodsaaklike minerale wat die wêreld se skoon […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says they have successfully secured a substantial grant of approximately 548-million-rand from Invest International Public Programmes, a prominent Dutch development finance institution. The funding is a step forward in the metro’s commitment to sustainable waste management and environmental leadership. The mayor’s acting spokesperson, Khathutshelo Mulaudzi, says Johannesburg’s objectives are clear […]
# Deputy minister of Electricity and Energy Samantha Graham-Maré says the renewable energy industry presents a defining opportunity for African countries to leverage their vast resources to re-industrialise and create dignified employment opportunities. The continent holds 60-percent of the world’s best solar resources, vast wind potential, and many of the critical minerals that underpin the […]
