# Four-hundred-and-420 rhinos were poached in South Africa last year, with 320 being killed in state properties and 100 in privately owned parks, reserves or farms. This was a decrease of 79 in comparison to 499 rhinos poached in 2023. Forestry, Fisheries and Environment minister, Dion George, says wildlife trafficking remains a significant global issue […]
# Die Departement van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking sê Suid-Afrika en ander internasionale vennote sal die gevolge van Amerika se onttrekking aan die Billike Energie-oordragvennootskap evalueer. President Donald Trump het ʼn uitvoerende bevel onderteken wat lidmaatskap van die groep internasionale vennote vir billike energieoordrag, wat Suid-Afrika, Indonesië en Viëtnam insluit, asook verwante finansiële beloftes opsê. […]
# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says South Africa and other international partners will evaluate the implications of the US withdrawing from the Just Energy Transition Partnership. President Donald Trump signed an executive order terminating its membership in the International Partners Group for JETPs South Africa, Indonesia, and Vietnam, as well as associated financial […]
# Paralimpiese Spele: Die toekoms van Winterspeles word bedreig weens klimaatsverandering en die gepaardgaande gebrek aan sneeu. Die president van die Internasionale Paralimpiese Komitee, Andrew Parsons, het die opmerking gemaak presies ‘n jaar voor die openingseremonie van 2026 se Paralimpiese Winterspele in die Franse Alpe. Hy het aan die BBC gesê hy is nie bekommerd […]
# ‘n 42-jarige-man, Rudolf Coxam, is tot twee-jaar tronkstraf gevonnis, wat vir vyf jaar opgeskort is, nadat hy die vernietigende brande in November verlede jaar op Paarlberg gestig het. Hy in in Desember gearresteer vir brandstigting wat omvattende skade aan die omgewing veroorsaak en menselewens in gevaar gestel het. Die burgemeester van die Drakenstein Munisipaliteit, […]
# Paralympic Games: The future of Winter Games is under threat because of climate change and the resulting lack of snow. The president of the International Paralympic Committee, Andrew Parsons, made the comment exactly a year before the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Paralympics in the French Alps. He told BBC he doesn’t worry […]
# A 42-year-old man, Rudolf Coxam, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, suspended for five years, for causing the destructive fire on Paarl Mountain in November last year. He was arrested in December for illegally starting the fire, which caused extensive damage to the environment and endangered lives. Drakenstein Municipality’s mayor, Stephen Korabie, emphasised that […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Plaaslike regering, Omgewingsake en Ontwikkelingsbeplanning, Anton Bredell, het die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit se wetstoepassingsbeamptes geluk gewens nadat hulle die persoon aangekeer het wat verlede jaar ‘n brand in die Paarlberg gestig het. Hy sê die skuldigbevinding stuur ‘n streng boodskap dat brandstigting ‘n ernstige misdaad is wat gevolge inhou. Bredell sê wegholbrande […]
# Western Cape MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Anton Bredell, congratulated Drakenstein Municipality Law Enforcement officials who apprehended the arsonist behind the 2024 Paarl Mountain wildfire. This conviction sends a strong message that arson is a serious crime and there are consequences when found guilty. Bredell says not only are wildfires an […]
