# The Ethiopian capital of Addis-Ababa is hosting the United Nations Climate Week. It brings together government officials, financiers, including development banks, businesses, civil society, and Indigenous Peoples, to help speed up delivery of pledges and climate actions on the ground. UN Climate Change deputy executive secretary, Noura Hamladji, says Climate Weeks aim to connect […]
# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment says fairness and transparency are non-negotiable in the allocation of fishing rights. The department has extended permits for catching small pelagic fish, such as anchovies and sardines, to the 30th of October. The extension is due to pending court outcomes relating to the finalisation of appeals […]
# eThekwini mayor Cyril Xaba launched the Spring Clean-Up Month programme at Glenugie Park. This marks the start of a series of activities aimed at promoting a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. Xaba has called on social partners, including business, civil society, and communities, to play their part, emphasising that keeping the metro clean is […]
# The SANParks says the suspension bridge at the Storms River Mouth Rest Camp, in the Tsitsikamma Section of the Garden Route National Park, is temporarily closed until September 15. The closure is for planned maintenance. SANParks’ JP Louw says visitors can still take advantage of the wide range of activities available at Storms River […]
# Die Verenigde Koninkryk het volgens die Weerkantoor vanjaar sy warmste somer ooit beleef en moes deur vier hittegolwe worstel. Brittanje het in Junie, Julie en Augustus ʼn gemiddelde temperatuur van 16,1-grade Celsius beleef wat meer is as 2018 se rekord van 15,76-grade Celsius. Mark McCarthy van die Weerkantoor sê hierdie rekord-somertemperature kan 70-keer meer […]
# This year saw the UK’s hottest summer ever, which included four heatwaves. This is according to the Met Office. Britain’s summer months of June, July, and August saw a mean temperature this year of 16.10 degrees Celsius, which beats the record set in 2018 of 15.76 degrees Celsius. The Met Office’s Mark McCarthy says […]
# Die Stad Tshwane het vandag Boomplantmaand in Hammanskraal afgeskop, met Santam wat bome ter waarde van 250-duisend-rand skenk om die stad se stedelike vergroeningsprogram te ondersteun. Die projek is daarop gemik om 300-duisend-bome binne ‘n drie-jaar tydperk in townships en informele nedersettings te plant. Zintle Mahlati van die stad vra inwoners en organisasies om […]
# AfriForum sê slegs een uit elke vyf stortingsterreine in Suid-Afrika voldoen aan die basiese veiligheid- en omgewingstandaarde. Die organisasie se jongste oudit toon 131 uit 169 stortingsterreine wat nagegaan is, het nie daarin geslaag om gemeenskappe en die omgewing te beskerm nie. Gauteng en die Wes-Kaap het die beste gevaar, terwyl die Noord-Kaap die […]
# AfriForum says only one in five landfill sites in South Africa meets basic safety and environmental standards. The organisation’s new audit shows that of the 169 sites checked, 131 failed to protect communities and the environment. Gauteng and the Western Cape performed best, while the Northern Cape scored lowest at just 13-percent. AfriForum’s Marais […]
