# The International Coral Reef Society says the best way to protect coral reefs is to address the root cause of climate change. According to the International Coral Reef Initiative, harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84-percent of the ocean’s reefs. Approximately 25-percent of all marine species can be found in, on […]
# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Dion George, is van vandag af op die 2025 Fishing for Freedom-toer, ‘n weeklange besoek aan kusgemeenskappe en belanghebbendes om volhoubare groei in hawe-ekonomieë te bevorder. Die minister sal belangrike hawens regoor die Wes-Kaap besoek, om dialoog met die publiek, kleinsake-eienaars en belanghebbendes in die bedryf […]
# Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment minister Dion George, will from today embark on the Fishing for Freedom Tour 2025, a week-long engagement with coastal communities and stakeholders to promote sustainable growth in harbour economies. The tour will visit key harbours across the Western Cape, fostering dialogue with the public, small business owners, and industry stakeholders. The […]
# Pogings om die brand te blus wat tans in die sentrale en suidelike dele van die Tafelberg Nasionale Park by Kaapstad woed, is deur die nag voortgesit met ongeveer 250 brandbestryders van verskeie agentskappe wat onvermoeid gewerk het. Die brand is steeds nie onder beheer nie en brand tans naby Boyes-rylaan bokant St. James […]
# Efforts to contain the wildfire currently burning in the central and southern sections of Table Mountain National Park continued overnight, with approximately 250 firefighters from multiple agencies working tirelessly throughout the night. The fire remains uncontained and is now close to Boyes Drive above St James and Kalk Bay. SANParks spokesperson, JP Louw says […]
# Die brand wat naby Tokai in die Tafelberg Nasionale Park in Kaapstad word, het nie oornag beduidend opgevlam nie. Die stad se woordvoerder vir Brand- en Reddingsdienste, Jermaine Carelse, sê ‘n vroue-brandbestryder is beseer en na ‘n hospitaal geneem. Brandspanne het deurnag op die brandlyn gebly. Die situasie word fyn dopgehou, en die publiek […]
# No major flare-ups were reported overnight in the fire raging near Tokai in the Table Mountain National Park. The spokesperson for the City’s Fire and Rescue Service, Jermaine Carelse, says one female firefighter was injured and taken to hospital. Fire crews remained on the fire line throughout the night. The situation is closely monitored, […]
# Two Karoo-based wind farms, Rietkloof and Brandvalley, have started contributing power to South Africa’s grid. They are the first two wind farms of round five of government’s renewable energy public procurement programme to become operational. The farms span a combined 16-thousand-200 hectares, and each have 32 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 288 […]
# The wildfire in the Silvermine section of Table Mountain National Park on Sunday intensified significantly due to a sudden shift in wind direction and increased wind speeds. Last night residents of a retirement village in Noordhoek were evacuated as a precaution. The fire began on Friday in the Upper Tokai area and was largely […]
