# Deputy minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, says science must be accessible to communities and translated into practical solutions that address climate change, food security, agriculture, public health and other societal challenges. According to the United Nations, South Africa is warming at twice the global rate, driving severe droughts, heatwaves, and floods. […]
# South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has declared the country’s record-breaking heatwave a national disaster after the death toll climbed to 19. Authorities say 13 of those who died were aged 80 or older. Temperatures reached a record 42.5 degrees Celsius in the southeastern city of Yangsan, while Seoul remains under its first-ever heatwave […]
# Three lions have died from suspected heatstroke at Tokyo’s Tama Zoological Park as Japan endures an intense heatwave. The three lionesses, aged three, 11 and 15, showed signs of severe dehydration and multiple organ failure. Zoo officials say it’s the first heat-related lion deaths in the facility’s 62-year history. Several other lions are receiving […]
# Die president van Suid-Korea, Lee Jae Myung, het die land se rekord hittegolf tot ‘n nasionale ramp verklaar nadat die dodetal tot 19 gestyg het. Owerhede sê 13 van die slagoffers was 80 jaar of ouer. Temperature het tot ‘n rekord 42,5-grade Celsius in die suidoostelike stad Yangsan gestyg, terwyl Seoel steeds onder sy […]
# Drie leeus is vermoedelik weens hitteslag by Tokio se Tama Dieretuin dood terwyl Japan ‘n intense hittegolf beleef . Die drie leeuwyfies van drie, 11 en 15 jaar oud, het tekens van ernstige dehidrasie en veelvuldige orgaanversaking getoon. Dieretuinbeamptes sê dit is die eerste hitteverwante leeusterftes in die fasiliteit se 62-jarige geskiedenis. Verskeie ander […]
# CapeNature verwelkom die vonnisoplegging van ‘n Kaapstadse egpaar wat skuldig bevind is aan verskeie wildlewe-oortredings wat die onwettige aanhouding, besit en vervoer van reptiele insluit. Zirkie Bernardus Jansen en Valerie Gayle Simpson-Jansen is elk ‘n boete van 40-duisend-rand opgelê of tot 18 maande gevangenisstraf gevonnis nadat hulle op sewe aanklagte skuldig bevind is. Die […]
# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, David Maynier, het Beryl Ferguson aangestel as voorsitter van SANParke se raad. Dit het op 1 Augustus in werking gestel en sal duur tot einde September 2028. Ferguson was waarnemende voorsitter sedert Oktober verlede jaar en is geloof vir haar sterk leierskap. SANParke sê haar permanente […]
# Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment minister David Maynier has appointed Beryl Ferguson as chairperson of the South African National Parks board. Her appointment took effect on the 1st of August and will run until the 30th of September 2028. Ferguson previously served as interim chairperson since October last year and was credited with strong […]
# CapeNature welcomes the sentencing of a Cape Town couple convicted of multiple wildlife offences involving the unlawful keeping, possession and transport of reptiles. Zirkie Bernardus Jansen and Valerie Gayle Simpson-Jansen were each fined 40-thousand-rand or sentenced to 18-months’ imprisonment after being convicted on seven charges. The offences involved 95 reptiles, including geckos and ball […]
