# The Tshwane University of Technology says there is an urgent need to shift from traditional fossil fuel energy sources to cleaner sources of energy. Research suggests a strong link between increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and extreme weather events. Professor Mandla Msimanga says the conundrum that Africa faces regarding renewable energy is […]
# ʼn Noodtoestand is in Noord- en Suid-Carolina in Amerika afgekondig om meer as 100 veldbrande te midde van droë toestande en sterk wind te bestry. Duisende inwoners moes hul huise ontruim terwyl een van die grootste veldbrande in die Carolina-woud naby Myrtle Beach woed. Suid-Carolina se goewerneur, Henry McMaster, sê die noodtoestand sal nooddienswerkers in […]
# A state of emergency has been declared in North and South Carolina in the US, as firefighters continue to battle over 100 wildfires amid dry conditions and strong winds. Thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes, with one of the biggest wildfires raging in Carolina Forest near Myrtle Beach. South Carolina governor, Henry […]
# Vandag is die Verenigde Nasies se Wêreld-natuurlewedag, ‘n oproep vir die beskerming van bedreigde spesies en natuuromgewings. Vanjaar se tema is Natuurlewebewaringfinansies: ‘n Belegging in Mense en die Planeet. Dit beklemtoon die kritieke behoefte aan vernuwende finansiële oplossings vir die steun van bewaringsprojekte. Daar word beraam dat meer as een-miljoen spesies nou bedreig word […]
# Today is the United Nations World Wildlife Day, a call for the protection of endangered species and natural environments. This year’s theme is Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet, emphasising the critical need for innovative financial solutions to support conservation projects. More than one-million species are now estimated to be threatened with […]
# Die organisasies The Green Connection, Natural Justice en Masifundise verwerp die voorgestelde konsep-ondersoekverslag oor aflandige boorwerk vir olie en gas in die suidelike deel van die Diepwater-Oranje-kom aan die Weskus. Neville van Rooy van The Green Connection sê die projek skaad die land se onderneming om te werk aan die klimaatskrisis en ‘n billike […]
# The Green Connection, Natural Justice, and Masifundise are rejecting the proposed draft scoping report on offshore oil and gas exploration drilling in the southern part of the Deep-Water Orange Basin, off the West Coast. The Green Connection Neville van Rooy says the project impacts on the country’s commitment to address the climate crisis and […]
# Die Kaapse Wynlanddistriksmunisipaliteit het oornag, saam met hulle vennote, suksesvol die bosbrand in die Slanghoekvallei onder beheer gebring. Die woordvoerder van die munisipaliteit, Anesca Roodt, sê die brand, wat laat gistermiddag aangemeld is, het agter ‘n plaasskool ontstaan en vinnig versprei in die digte plategroei in Goudini se rigting. Sy sê ‘n sterk wind […]
# The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services, along with their partners, have successfully contained the wildfire in the Slanghoek Valley overnight. The municipality’s spokesperson, Anesca Roodt says the fire, which was reported late yesterday afternoon, originated behind a farm school and quickly spread through dense vegetation towards Goudini. She says strong winds fanned the […]
