Flagging cars in and out of parking bays at Kelly’s Beach seems an unlikely route to a full-time job as a conservation officer. But that’s exactly the story of former car guard, Zandile Mgqokoqwane. Though that was more than 12 years ago,…
A stand of coastal forest that residents in a section of Port Alfred that is home to small wildlife might have been destroyed had it not been for a query about the routing of a new sewer line and a prompt response by municipal officials.…
The NSRI’s 6th Offshore Rescue Craft arrives at Gqeberha’s port of Port Elizabeth The National Sea Rescue Institute’s (NSRI) sixth Offshore Rescue Craft (ORC) Rescue 6 has completed its maiden voyage from Cape Town to its home station in…
The Integrity River Cruises crew carried out their monthly river clean up on the Kowie River recently. Fuzile C Kosi (in blue), Minet Vulindlu (in brown and yellow) and Dylan Denston, the Integrity River Cruises crew who carried out their…
One tonne of abalone, a ‘rubberduck’ inflatable boat and diving equipment worth R1.2 million were seized in a joint operation on December 9, 2023. Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) spokesperson Captain Yolisa…
South Africa will be facing more frequent disastrous fires because of climate change, Working on Fire – Kishugu Project Manager, Trevor Abrahams, has warned. The organisation has applauded the submission to Parliament of the Climate…
ADRIENNE CARLISLE The sewage-polluted rivers around Makhanda have highly dangerous E.coli bacteria counts and could spark a dire health crisis, the DA warns. While tests show the Makana municipality’s drinking water may be safe, thousands…
What is your first memory of the ocean? That’s the starting point for an unusual theatre piece that’s coming to Port Alfred on Thursday night (7 July). Led by Dylan McGarry and Taryn Pereira from Rhodes University’s Environmental Learning…
Eastern Cape department calls for reports of any sightings Seen any nurdles lately? The provincial environment department says the little plastic pellets that caused a near-crisis in 2017 have been appearing on beaches in the Southern…
The environment, forestry and fisheries department has suspended eight officials on suspicion they could have been negligent, or possibly involved in fraud and corruption, over the awarding of tenders. Department spokesperson Albi Modise…
Environment, forestry and fisheries minister Barbara Creecy has clarified uncertainty regarding overnight accommodation for hunters during level 3 lockdown. Creecy said hunters are allowed to sleep over at their hunting destinations…
Nearly all Eskom power plants persistently exceed air pollution limits stipulated in their licences. This is according to a new report by US coal plant expert Dr Ranajit Sahu‚ who found that‚ over a 21-month period until December 2017‚…
