Vaal sewerage system fails to meet demand 2006-02-07 12:21:28
The recurring spillage of sewage into the Vaal River is the result of the over-use of outdated infrastructure, the Emfuleni municipality has said, reacting to reports that three environmental organisations are threatening legal action.Full Story...
Cape authorities 'to blame' for baboon attack 2006-02-07 12:39:39
The City of Cape Town provided a "perfect setting for disaster" by allowing baboons regular access to waste drums containing picnic remnants, says a University of Cape Town zoologist.Full Story...
Overberg fires leave 800 families wondering 2006-02-07 11:11:23
The South African Protea Producers and Exporters Association says the multi-million-rand flower industry in the Overberg region is to take a hard financial knock after devastating fires which left hundreds of families without any income.Full Story...
Cape Town to spend millions on waterways 2006-02-07 14:22:37
Some of Cape Town's dirty rivers and wetlands are in for a change after the city's allocation of R3,6-million to clean up metropolitan waterways.Full Story...
'My family was at the mercy of the baboons' 2006-02-07 05:51:44
Johanna Adams - the grandmother of the four-year-old boy who was injured by a baboon at a Cape Town picnic site this weekend - says her relatives were still at risk after the attack.Full Story...
SA set to expropriate white-owned land soon 2006-02-06 20:34:52
South Africa will from next month start large-scale expropriations of land from white farmers after years of compensation negotiations have proven unsuccessful, Land Claims Commissioner Tozi Gwanya has said.Full Story...
Restaurant destroyed in early morning blaze 2006-02-06 20:57:39
A steakhouse restaurant has been destroyed in a fire in the early hours of the morning at the Centurion Lake shopping mall, Tshwane emergency services have said.Full Story...
Boy 'may have been caught in baboon fight' 2006-02-06 13:03:59
Four-year-old Luciano Adams who had his stomach ripped open by a baboon at Kogel Bay may have been caught in a fight between two baboon males, according to a local filmmaker who rushed to the scene.Full Story...
Snapping up a job she can get her teeth into 2006-02-06 13:26:59
Chantal Dickson has taken on a relatively more sedate challenge after chasing elephants around the bush - she now looks after more than 200 razor-toothed crocodiles and a collection of some of Africa's deadliest snakes at the St Lucia Crocodile Centre.Full Story...
Rasool en route to fire-ravaged Overberg 2006-02-06 06:01:01
Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool is planning to visit the fire-ravaged Overberg region this week to survey the extent of the damage before deciding whether to declare it a disaster area.Full Story...
Guests evacuated as fire razes plush hotel 2006-02-06 06:00:56
The upmarket La Couronne hotel in Franschhoek in the Western Cape had to be evacuated this weekend when a fire broke out.Full Story...
R1bn extra to pebble bed reactor 2006-02-06 12:19:50
The price of the controversial pebble bed modular reactor planned for Koeberg has risen by more than R1-billion in the past six-months to R15,9-billion, it has emerged at a London conference.Full Story...
Farley Mowat's detention forcing court action 2006-02-06 11:20:34
Agents of the Canadian-flagged ship, the Farley Mowat, have written to the South African Maritime Safety Authority, asking that the detention order on the vessel be lifted immediately and that they be allowed to leave Cape Town harbour.Full Story...
Boy stable after 'unprovoked' baboon attack 2006-02-06 06:00:27
Four-year-old Luciano Adams is in a stable condition at a Cape Town hospital after being wounded by a baboon during a family outing at a Kogel Bay campsite this weekend.Full Story...
Seven family members die in blaze 2006-02-05 16:10:11
Seven people - all members of the Mudau family - died when their hut caught fire at Mashau-Mathode village in Venda.Full Story...
SA frogs blamed for deadly disease 2006-02-05 17:40:14
Scientists now believe that a skin disease that is wiping out frogs around the world may have been spread from Africa through an ancient pregnancy test.Full Story...
Guests flee fire at plush Franschhoek hotel 2006-02-05 15:06:29
A fire has destroyed part of a luxury Franschhoek hotel - causing damage amounting to millions of rands.Full Story...
Rescued from the rapids 2006-02-05 13:24:55
The waters below Inanda dam wall have nearly claimed the life of a another young Dusi canoe marathon competitor.Full Story...
Worldwide destruction of wetlands 2006-02-05 13:54:57
The world's wetlands are under threat, but 90 experts provided a glimmer of hope when they met at St Lucia this week to discuss possible solutions. Myrtle Ryan reports.Full Story...
Baboon slashes boy's belly 2006-02-05 10:56:09
A picnic at a popular False Bay beach resort turned into a nightmare for a Cape Town family when a baboon ripped open their four-year-old boy's stomach.Full Story...
Boat capsizes, killing one 2006-02-04 13:49:26
One person has died in a boat accident at Kleinmond near Hermanus, the NSRI has said.Full Story...
Overberg fire partly contained, says mayor 2006-02-04 11:51:44
The raging fire at Michell's Pass near Ceres in the Overberg area has been partly contained, the Cape winelands municipality has said.Full Story...
'Backfire' used to control Wolseley blaze 2006-02-03 18:45:38
The Wolseley fire in the Cape winelands municipality is still burning out of control, with firefighters starting a "back-fire" in a bid to control the burn.Full Story...
Razed lodge will be rebuilt, vows owner 2006-02-03 17:23:19
The owners of the five-star Forest Lodge, which was destroyed by a racing fire in the Overberg, was upbeat and deeply grateful that their 100 staff members and guests had all been spared serious injury or worse.Full Story...
Swoop on Hout Bay nets eight kreef boats 2006-02-03 17:25:17
A raid by 25 policemen and conservation officials on the Hout Bay coast follows several incidents involving poaching suspects from the Hout Bay community, including a tense stand-off between a group armed with knives, poles and batons, and nine marine staff.Full Story...
Greenpeace takes its campaign to the streets 2006-02-03 01:43:53
Greenpeace activists have taken their anti-whaling campaign "from the high seas to the high streets" and say they will now target international corporations which have links to Japanese whaling companies.Full Story...
Ecologists battle to save the wetlands 2006-02-03 17:22:35
Swamplands and vegetation in the Greater Saint Lucia Wetlands Park in KwaZulu-Natal are battling to find the fine balance between saving its unique ecosystem and feeding its impoverished human inhabitants, according to an ecologist.Full Story...
Firefighters rescued in the nick of time 2006-02-02 23:15:13
In a dramatic rescue, nine firefighters trapped in a raging Wolseley fire in the Western Cape have been plucked to safety.Full Story...
'Wetlands are wet, wild and wonderful' 2006-02-02 23:45:45
It's been 35 years since an international Convention on Wetlands was signed in Iran - and a group of 120 Soshanguve pupils got down to some wild and wonderful learning at the Pretoria Botanical Gardens in honour of the event.Full Story...
Palm trees in peril due to Gautrain 2006-02-03 01:59:52
Several of Pretoria's historic palm trees may have to make way for the construction of the Gautrain, an environmental assessment report says.Full Story...
Overberg could be declared a disaster area 2006-02-03 04:33:18
The Western Cape government is to consider declaring the Overberg a disaster area after a fire ripped through the region, claiming thousands of hectares of farmland and bush in its wake.Full Story...
Western Cape fires contained 2006-02-03 02:31:02
A fire in the Overberg and one in the Wolseley area are still a cause of concern to Working on Fire firefighters, although they say they've been able to contain eight other fires burning in the Southern Cape.Full Story...
Overberg fire rages on 2006-02-02 11:29:02
The fire that has been raging in the Overberg in the Western Cape for the four days has so far claimed 455sq km of farmland and bush.Full Story...
'Wetlands play role in poverty alleviation' 2006-02-02 04:29:08
The protection of wetlands is vital for food security and sustaining livelihoods for the rural poor, local environmental activists say, as the globe celebrates World Wetlands Day.Full Story...
Disgruntled poachers ambush park rangers 2006-02-02 04:23:45
Twenty armed men, allegedly rock lobster poachers armed with knives, batons and poles, have confronted nine marine rangers from the Table Mountain National Park near Sandy Bay.Full Story...
Savage dogs to be removed from community 2006-02-02 04:18:12
KwaMashu residents can now breathe a sigh of relief after police confirmed that they would remove the killer dogs that recently attacked and mauled a 21-year-old man.Full Story...
Firefighters to let Boland blaze run 2006-02-02 09:38:27
Firefighters have been withdrawn from a blaze in the Boland in the hope that the fire will burn itself out, Working on Fire spokesperson Val Charlton said.Full Story...
Overberg fire 'out of control' 2006-02-02 06:58:59
The fire that has been burning in the Overberg for the past three days is raging virtually unchecked towards Napier and Bredasdorp.Full Story...
Sewage overflow causes stench after downpour 2006-02-02 02:05:09
A foul pong has crept up on Pretoria after a heavy storm blocked drains, leaving a number of homes knee-deep in effluent.Full Story...
Luxury lodge just a B&B;, says owner 2006-02-01 23:33:43
The owner of a controversial proposed five-star lodge on the slopes of Cape Hangklip has travelled to Betty's Bay from Johannesburg to put his case to angry residents.Full Story...
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