# ‘n Plaaslike gemeenskap in Limpopo het voorstelle verwerp vir ʼn ferrochroom- en allooismeltery in die omstrede Musina-Makhado-spesiale ekonomiese sone. Hulle is bekommerd dat die projek waterbronne en kultureel-belangrike inheemse bome sal vernietig en gevaarlike lugbesoedeling sal veroorsaak. Thabo Sibeko van Earthlife Africa sê ondanks omgewingsbeskerming het amptenare voortgegaan met ʼn omgewingstudie:
# Residents and indigenous communities in the Musina-Makhado area have rejected a proposed ferrochrome and alloys smelting plant within Limpopo’s contentious Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone. They are concerned that the project will devastate local water sources, kill culturally significant indigenous trees, and generate harmful air pollution. Earthlife Africa’s Thabo Sibeko says, despite environmental protection, officials […]
# Die Nasionale Raad van Dierebeskermingsverenigings verwelkom die komende publikasie van die kennisgewing wat ʼn verbod plaas op nuwe teelgeriewe vir leeus in gevangenskap. Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Dion George, het vroeër die week vordering aangekondig met die publikasie van die kennisgewing. Dit sal gevaarlike teelpraktyke verbied en dierewelsyn bevorder. Die […]
# The National Council of SPCAs has welcomed the imminent publication of the Lion Prohibition Notice banning new captive lion breeding facilities. Earlier this week, minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, announced progress towards the publication of the notice, which is aimed at phasing out harmful captive lion breeding practices and reinforcing […]
# ‘n Seldsame stuk van Mars is Woensdag vir 77-miljoen-rand verkoop op ‘n veiling in New York. Die grootste Mars-meteoriet wat ooit op aarde gevind is, bekend as NWA 16788, weeg 24,5-kilogram en is byna 38 sentimeter lank. Volgens Sotheby’s is dit in November 2023 in ‘n afgeleë streek van Niger ontdek en is 70-persent […]
# ‘n Wêreldwye studie het bevind mense wat uiterste weerstoestande aan klimaatsverandering koppel, is meer geneig om klimaatsbeleide te ondersteun. Die navorsing betrek 68 lande en is in Nature Climate Change gepubliseer. Sterk steun is getoon vir die beskerming van woude en die gebruik van volhoubare energie, terwyl koolstof-belastingmaatreëls die ongewildste was. Die studie toon […]
# AfriForum het vyf watermonsters in en om Musina in Limpopo versamel ná berigte oor ernstige besoedeling en ‘n sigbare blou-groen verkleuring in die Limpoporivier. AfriForum se raadgewer oor Omgewingsake, Marais de Vaal, sê die monsters word dringend getoets in laboratoriums om gesondheidsgevare te bepaal. Hy sê die voorval weerspieël Suid-Afrika se breër omgewingskrisis en […]
# A global study has found that people who link extreme weather to climate change are more likely to support climate policies. Published in Nature Climate Change, the research surveyed 68 countries and showed strong support for protecting forests and using sustainable energy, while carbon tax measures were least popular. The study reveals that experience […]
# AfriForum has collected five water samples in and around Musina, after reports of severe pollution and visible blue-green discolouration in the Limpopo River. AfriForum Environmental Affairs advisor, Marais de Vaal, says the samples are undergoing urgent lab testing to assess health risks. De Vaal says the incident reflects South Africa’s broader environmental crisis and […]
