Tag "Edna Molewa"
Court scuppers mining, rebukes ministers
A court has set aside a decision to permit a coal mine in a protected environment and important water source in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province. And Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi
South Africa’s oceans get much needed protection
The South African government’s approval of an expanded network of 20 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has been welcomed as “visionary”, writes FRED KOCKOTT Work on the new approved network of
Tributes for minister who leaves a mixed legacy
TRIBUTES have poured in from conservationists and political leaders following the death of South African environmental minister, Edna Molewa.
Claws out at lion trade colloquium: hearing in detail
Fur flew during a two-day colloquium on captive lion breeding, hunting and the bone trade. Opinion was sharply divided among experts, officials, and lobby groups about the dangers and benefits
Yes Minister? What Environmental Affairs told Roving Reporters
Roving Reporters sent Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa a list of questions about her department’s apparent tardiness in expanding South Africa’s Marine Protected Areas.
Scientists up demands for government to protect oceans
A group of young marine scientists are questioning why government is stalling on declaring a network of Marine Protection Areas (MPAs). Fred Kockott reports
