# ʼn Nege-en-vyftigjarige man is gearresteer vir beweerde growwe nalatige manslag in verband met Maandag se botsing in die Noordsee tussen ʼn vragskip en olietenkskip. Die Solong-vragskip onder die Portugese vlag het langs die Britse kus teen die Amerikaans-geregistreerde Stena Immaculate gebots wat brandstof namens die Amerikaanse weermag vervoer het. Een bemanningslid is dood en […]
# A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the collision between a cargo ship and an oil tanker off the British coast in the North Sea on Monday. The Portuguese-flagged Solong cargo ship collided with the US-registered Stena Immaculate, which was transporting fuel on behalf of the US military. […]
# Die DA verwelkom die styging van 47-persent in herwinning in die Wes-Kaap sedert 2019. Afvalherwinning het van meer as 500-duisend-ton in 2019 tot meer as 800-duisend-ton in 2023 toegeneem. Munisipale kompos het ook skerp gestyg met 61-persent, wat groentetuine en gemeenskapsprojekte ondersteun. Dave Bryant van die DA sê die vordering verminder die storting van […]
# The DA has welcomed a 47-percent rise in recycling in the Western Cape since 2019. Waste recovery grew from over 500-thousand tonnes in 2019 to over 800-thousand tonnes in 2023. Municipal composting also surged by 61-percent supporting food gardens and community projects. The DA’s Dave Bryant says this progress reduces landfill waste and boosts […]
# Wetenskaplikes sê hulle het die eerste beeldmateriaal opgeneem wat toon dat eenhoringvisse hulle horings gebruik om nie net vis aan te val en te manipuleer wanneer hulle vreet nie, maar ook op ‘n spelerige manier. Die eenhoringvis was nog altyd ‘n enigma. Sy horing groei tot drie meter lank en word klaarblyklik vir meer […]
# Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish during feeding but also engage in what appears to be playful behaviour. The narwhal, often referred to as the “unicorn of the sea”, has long remained an enigma. Its tusk grows up to three-metres […]
# Die Streekhof in Skukuza, Mpumalanga, het ‘n 38-jarige Mosambiekse burger, Silas Mathebula, tot 30-jaar tronkstraf gevonnis vir misdade wat verband hou met renoster-stropery in die Kruger-wildtuin. Mathebula is skuldig bevind aan betreding, die doodmaak van drie renosters en vuurwapenmisdrywe. Hy is in 2019 aangekeer en het borgtog gekry, waarop hy weer in KwaZulu-Natal in […]
# Northern KwaZulu-Natal communities and Ezemvelo are prioritising improved fencing and conservation education to reduce human-wildlife encounters near Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. This follows incidents involving escaped lions and a buffalo attack due to fence-cutting by illegal hunters. Proposed solutions include clearing vegetation, enhancing fence visibility, and expanding wildlife safety education.
# The Skukuza Regional Court in Mpumalanga has sentenced 38-year-old Mozambican national, Silas Mathebula to 30 years in prison for poaching-related crimes in the Kruger National Park. Mathebula was convicted of trespassing, killing three rhinos, and firearm offences. He was arrested in 2019, granted bail and rearrested in KwaZulu-Natal for a similar offence. The National […]
