# To mark Clean-up and Recycling Week SA 2025, the City of Cape Town has launched a series of innovative, community-led waste minimisation and recycling pilot projects in vulnerable communities. Clean-ups are more than just picking up litter; they are about protecting the planet and communities. Mayoral committee member for Urban Waste Management, Grant Twigg, says […]
# Gemeenskappe aan die Wildekus pak Shell, Impact Africa en die Departement van Minerale Hulpbronne en Energie vandag in die Konstitusionele Hof. Die saak handel oor die seismiese gas-opnames aan die Wildekus en regte om olie te ontgin wat in 2014 aan Shell en Impact Africa toegestaan is. Die hof moet bepaal of die Appèlhof […]
# Vandag is Internasionale Dag vir die Bewaring van die Osoonlaag. Die doel is om bewustheid te kweek oor die osoonlaag se agteruitgang en oplossings te vind om dit te bewaar. Vanjaar se tema is: Van wetenskap tot wêreldwye aksie. Die dag herdenk die datum waarop die Montreal-protokol oor stowwe wat die osoonlaag vernietig in […]
# Communities from the Wild Coast will square off against Shell, Impact Africa, and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in the Constitutional Court today. The case is around the gas seismic surveys off the Wild Coast and oil exploration rights, granted to Shell and Impact Africa in 2014. At stake is whether the […]
# Today is International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, a day used to spread awareness regarding the ozone layer’s depletion and finding solutions to preserve it. This year’s theme is, From Science to Global Action. This day commemorates the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that […]
# Die direkteur van die Globale Omgewingsregsentrum, Angela van der Berg, sê ‘n mylpaal-uitspraak deur die Internasionale Geregshof kan Suid-Afrikaanse gemeenskappe se regsgeding teen Shell se beplande aflandige boorplanne versterk. Van der Berg het in haar artikel in The Maritime Executive benadruk die uitspraak verplig state om fossielbrandstowwe uit te faseer, klimaatskade te voorkom en […]
# Die Ebb-and-Flow-ruskamp in die Wildernis-gedeelte van die Tuinroete Nasionale Park is aangewys as die beste naweekwegbreek op die Best of George Readers’ Choice-toekennings in die Wes-Kaap. Die toekenning, wat deur openbare benoeming en stemming beslis word, erken uitstekende plaaaslike ondernemings. Die kamp, bekend vir sy bospaadjies, panoramiese uitsigte en uiteenlopende verblyfkeuses, is verlede jaar […]
# Ebb-and-Flow Rest Camp in the Wilderness Section of the Garden Route National Park has been named Best Weekend Escape at the Best of George Readers’ Choice Awards in the Western Cape. The award, based on public nominations and voting, recognises outstanding local businesses. Known for its forest trails, panoramic views, and diverse accommodation, the […]
# Global Environmental Law Centre director Angela van der Berg says the International Court of Justice’s landmark climate opinion could strengthen South African communities’ legal battle against Shell’s offshore drilling plans. In her article on The Maritime Executive, Van der Berg stressed that the ruling obliges states to phase out fossil fuels, prevent climate harm, […]
