# Die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa daag die opvatting uit dat Suid-Afrika se afhanklikheid van steenkool nie strook met sy klimaatsverbintenisse nie. Hoewel steenkool verantwoordelik is vir die opwekking van meer as 80-persent van die land se elektrisiteit, is die regering verbind om na skoner alternatiewe energiebronne soos son- en windkrag oor […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has challenged the perception that South Africa’s reliance on coal is incompatible with its climate commitments. While coal is responsible for generating over 80-percent of the country’s electricity, the government has committed to moving towards cleaner energy alternatives such as solar and wind energy. Ramokgopa says with the right […]
# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Dion George, sê 103 renosters is tussen Januarie en Maart vanjaar gestroop. Die meeste renosters is in Nasionale Parke gestroop, met KwaZulu-Natal en Limpopo wat noemenswaardige verliese aangeteken het. Geen renosters is in Gauteng, die Oos-Kaap, die Wes-Kaap of die Noord-Kaap gestroop nie. George verwelkom die […]
# Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment minister, Dion George, says 103 rhinos were poached between January and March this year. Most rhinos were killed in South African National Parks reserves, with KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo also recording notable losses. No rhinos were killed in Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, or Northern Cape. George has welcomed the […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het ‘n boodskap, wat wyd versprei word oor ‘n uiters koue winter weens die sogenaamde Aphelion-verskynsel, as vals en misleidend bestempel. Die fopnuus, wat op sosiale media rondgestuur word, beweer die Aarde se afstand van die son sal ‘n seisoen meebring wat kouer as gewoonlik is. ‘n Voorspeller, Lehlohonolo Thobela, verduidelik […]
# The South African Weather Service has dismissed a viral message warning of an extremely cold winter due to the so-called Aphelion phenomenon as false and misleading. The hoax, widely circulated on social media, claims the Earth’s distance from the sun will cause a colder-than-usual season. Forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela clarified that the Aphelion, expected on […]
# Afvalherwinners bespaar die Johannesburgse metro na raming jaarliks 780-miljoen-rand aan ruimte vir stortingsterreine. Die African Reclaimers Organisation sê hulle samel bykans 90-persent van die metro se herwinbare materiaal in – sonder enige amptelike erkenning of ondersteuning. Hul programkoördineerder, Nandi Tutani, sê herwinners is kundiges – nié haweloses nie – en benodig veilige werkruimtes. ARO […]
# Waste reclaimers are reportedly saving the Johannesburg metro an estimated 780-million-rand annually in landfill space. According to the African Reclaimers Organisation, they collect nearly 90-percent of the metro’s recyclables yet continue to work without formal recognition or support. Programme coordinator Nandi Tutani says reclaimers are experts, not homeless people, and need safe, designated workspaces. […]
# Die Europese Omgewingsagentskap sê Europese nywerhede het sedert 2007 die vrystelling van skadelike stowwe in die lug en water met tussen 40- en 75-persent verminder. Daar word egter beraam dat die grootste instellings in die Europese Unie steeds verantwoordelik is vir ongeveer 40-persent van kweekhuisgasvrystellings en verantwoordelik vir 20-persent van alle lug- en waterbesoedelingstowwe. […]
