Conservation Watch Environment 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 Zwane (who has been linked to the country’s state capture scandal) and the late Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa have been rebuked for their handling […] Written by rovingreporters November 12, 2018August 28, 2019
Environment Ocean Watch 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 MPAs dates back to 2014, when government endorsed an Operation Phakisa plan to create a viable network of MPAs. “This network of 20 MPAs, approved […] Written by rovingreporters October 26, 2018October 26, 2018
Environment 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. Written by rovingreporters September 25, 2018September 27, 2018
Conservation Watch Environment 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 of the industry. Written by rovingreporters September 25, 2018September 30, 2018
Environment Ocean Watch 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. Written by fredkockott September 15, 2018September 26, 2018
Environment Ocean Watch 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 Written by fredkockott September 14, 2018September 26, 2018