# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment says the environmental sector is creating thousands of opportunities for young South Africans. More than five-thousand environmental graduates have gained work placements, while over 24-thousand-500 work opportunities were created in the first quarter of 2026/27, with young people accounting for 81-percent. Deputy minister Narend Singh says […]
# Agriculture experts have revealed that near-record food inventories, improved farming technology and stronger exporters are expected to cushion the global food systems against potential severe El Niño. In addition, advances in drought-tolerant crops, irrigation, precision agriculture and weather forecasting have strengthened resilience. However, experts warn that drought, fertilizer shortages and geopolitical disruptions could still […]
# The draft updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for 2026 to 2035 has been published for public comment. Forestry, Fisheries and Environment minister David Maynier says the plan will guide South Africa’s efforts to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity. The strategy aligns with the global Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework adopted in 2022. The government […]
# Nooddienswerkers werk onverpoosd om oorlewendes te vind nadat ʼn aardbewing van 7.4 Maandag die weste van Colombia getref en meer as 240 lewens geëis het. Byna twee-duisend-600 mense is beseer en sowat 200 word vermis. Naskokke het gister in Cali voorgekom wat een van die stede is wat die ergste deurgeloop het. Nooddienswerkers in […]
# Emergency rescue workers are racing to find survivors after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 240 people. Almost two-thousand-600 had been injured, and nearly 200 people remain missing. Further tremors were felt in Cali yesterday, one of the worst-affected cities, with more than 70 occurring since Monday. Emergency […]
# Navorsers in Queensland het vyf Australiese eksters met GPS-opspoorders toegerus om hul bewegings dop te hou en te probeer uitvind hoe ouderdom, geslag en rangorde hul gedrag beïnvloed. Die voëls het mekaar egter binne enkele minute met hul snawels gehelp om dit los te maak en al die toestelle te verwyder. Die navorsers beskou […]
# Die ikoniese Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary in Manizales, Colombië, het gedeeltelik ingetuimel tydens gister se dodelike aardbewing van 7.4. Die kragtige skudding, met die middelpunt in die Chocó-distrik, het ‘n spits van die byna eeu-oue neo-Gotiese katedraal laat omval. ‘n Groot sy-toring het ook gekraak en teen die sentrale hoofstruktuur oorgehel. […]
# Alle bergpasse in die Oos-Kaap wat gister weens swaar sneeuval gesluit was, is vanoggend heropen. Woordvoerder Unathi Binqose sê paaie bly nat en glad, en het motoriste aangespoor om versigtig te wees. Daar is digte mis en motreën op die Penhoekpas op die N6 tussen Komani en James Calata, wat sigbaarheid verminder. Binqose sê […]
# Researchers in Queensland fitted five Australian magpies with GPS trackers, hoping to map their movements and understand how age, sex or rank affected the way the flock behaved. However the birds had other plans. Within minutes after being fitted, the magpies started using their beaks to help each other get the trackers off, which […]
