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#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

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Data breach alert: Over 100,000 fake accounts linked to SA grant-fraud claim

Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

Danette Breitenbach

Mattel scrambles after Wicked doll packaging links to explicit site

SAB triumphs with 9 Effie Awards, cementing its position as SA's Most Effective Marketer

Fishers in Port Nolloth are opposing TotalEnergies’ bid to explore for gas and oil off the West Coast. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Court bid to block TotalEnergies gas project off West Coast

Activists from the Vaal region protested outside the Department of Mineral Resources in Pretoria against Glubay’s proposed mine. Residents are concerned about water, soil and air pollution from the proposed mine. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

By Ihsaan Haffejee 29 Oct 2024

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EPR free riders beware - regulator to strengthen enforcement against non-compliance

By Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Michelle Morris 24 Oct 2024

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Antique ivory – defined as pre-1947 worked ivory – is an exception and can be traded in the UK and EU. Flickr/James Picht

Paradigm shift as African countries throw their weight behind ivory ban

Caroline Cox 26 Mar 2018

Hefty sentences for abalone smugglers

Hefty sentences for abalone smugglers

22 Mar 2018

Civil society group to challenge coal power plant bids

Civil society group to challenge coal power plant bids

20 Mar 2018

Centre to fight illegal fishing to be set up

Centre to fight illegal fishing to be set up

19 Mar 2018

Red tape not insurmountable for those looking to help boost water supply

19 Mar 2018

Business opposes carbon tax plan

Business opposes carbon tax plan

Linda Ensor 16 Mar 2018

Points of entry targeted to prevent wildlife crime

Points of entry targeted to prevent wildlife crime

5 Mar 2018

Anger as rail construction begins in Nairobi National Park

5 Mar 2018

W Cape gets tough on enforcing water restriction laws

W Cape gets tough on enforcing water restriction laws

21 Feb 2018

German court could open way to bans on diesel cars

German court could open way to bans on diesel cars

20 Feb 2018

Clean air vs industrial development: Durban court case explained

Clean air vs industrial development: Durban court case explained

Mluleki Marongo 8 Feb 2018

German prosecutors raid Audi again in 'dieselgate' probe

German prosecutors raid Audi again in 'dieselgate' probe

7 Feb 2018

Leading ivory trade investigator murdered in Kenya

6 Feb 2018

Fracking: A delicate balancing act

Fracking: A delicate balancing act

Justine Sweet 29 Jan 2018

Draft regulations for domestic rhino horn trade finalised

Draft regulations for domestic rhino horn trade finalised

26 Jan 2018

Start preparing for the pending Carbon Tax Bill

Start preparing for the pending Carbon Tax Bill

Seelan Moonsamy 22 Jan 2018

Court sets aside fracking regulations

Court sets aside fracking regulations

19 Oct 2017

Mine hits back over West Coast aquifer

Mine hits back over West Coast aquifer

Melanie Gosling 19 Oct 2017

West Coast mine water dispute goes to court

West Coast mine water dispute goes to court

Melanie Gosling 16 Oct 2017

More restrictions for rhino horn trade

More restrictions for rhino horn trade

11 Oct 2017

Understanding the legalities of water regulations in SA

Understanding the legalities of water regulations in SA

10 Oct 2017

Minister withdraws waste tyre management plan

Minister withdraws waste tyre management plan

4 Oct 2017

Rhino poachers get prison time

22 Sep 2017

Elandsfontein phosphate mine. Photo: Kropz

Activists and state departments fear Elandsfontein mine could damage area

Ashleigh Furlong 20 Sep 2017

Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too

Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too

Willem Daniel Lubbe 11 Sep 2017

Wildlife crime pays off big time

Wildlife crime pays off big time

Sipho Mabena 11 Sep 2017

Photo: City of Johannesburg

OES opens up business prospects for mines

Tshegofatso Masilo, Beatrix Spargo, Kirsty Kilner 6 Sep 2017

Elandsfontein mine extracting water unlawfully

Elandsfontein mine extracting water unlawfully

1 Sep 2017

South Africa's first online rhino horn auction ends in risky impasse

South Africa's first online rhino horn auction ends in risky impasse

Keith Somerville 30 Aug 2017

Rehabilitation funds tax plan leaves regulations gap

Rehabilitation funds tax plan leaves regulations gap

Betsie Strydom and Wandisile Mandlana 29 Aug 2017

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Antique ivory – defined as pre-1947 worked ivory – is an exception and can be traded in the UK and EU. Flickr/James Picht

Paradigm shift as African countries throw their weight behind ivory ban

Caroline Cox 26 Mar 2018

Hefty sentences for abalone smugglers

Hefty sentences for abalone smugglers

22 Mar 2018

Civil society group to challenge coal power plant bids

Civil society group to challenge coal power plant bids

20 Mar 2018

Centre to fight illegal fishing to be set up

Centre to fight illegal fishing to be set up

19 Mar 2018

Red tape not insurmountable for those looking to help boost water supply

19 Mar 2018

Business opposes carbon tax plan

Business opposes carbon tax plan

Linda Ensor 16 Mar 2018

Points of entry targeted to prevent wildlife crime

Points of entry targeted to prevent wildlife crime

5 Mar 2018

Anger as rail construction begins in Nairobi National Park

5 Mar 2018

W Cape gets tough on enforcing water restriction laws

W Cape gets tough on enforcing water restriction laws

21 Feb 2018

German court could open way to bans on diesel cars

German court could open way to bans on diesel cars

20 Feb 2018

Clean air vs industrial development: Durban court case explained

Clean air vs industrial development: Durban court case explained

Mluleki Marongo 8 Feb 2018

German prosecutors raid Audi again in 'dieselgate' probe

German prosecutors raid Audi again in 'dieselgate' probe

7 Feb 2018

Leading ivory trade investigator murdered in Kenya

6 Feb 2018

Fracking: A delicate balancing act

Fracking: A delicate balancing act

Justine Sweet 29 Jan 2018

Draft regulations for domestic rhino horn trade finalised

Draft regulations for domestic rhino horn trade finalised

26 Jan 2018

Start preparing for the pending Carbon Tax Bill

Start preparing for the pending Carbon Tax Bill

Seelan Moonsamy 22 Jan 2018

Court sets aside fracking regulations

Court sets aside fracking regulations

19 Oct 2017

Mine hits back over West Coast aquifer

Mine hits back over West Coast aquifer

Melanie Gosling 19 Oct 2017

West Coast mine water dispute goes to court

West Coast mine water dispute goes to court

Melanie Gosling 16 Oct 2017

More restrictions for rhino horn trade

More restrictions for rhino horn trade

11 Oct 2017

Understanding the legalities of water regulations in SA

Understanding the legalities of water regulations in SA

10 Oct 2017

Minister withdraws waste tyre management plan

Minister withdraws waste tyre management plan

4 Oct 2017

Rhino poachers get prison time

22 Sep 2017

Elandsfontein phosphate mine. Photo: Kropz

Activists and state departments fear Elandsfontein mine could damage area

Ashleigh Furlong 20 Sep 2017

Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too

Africa's ambitious new biodiversity laws come with teeth, will protect people too

Willem Daniel Lubbe 11 Sep 2017

Wildlife crime pays off big time

Wildlife crime pays off big time

Sipho Mabena 11 Sep 2017

Photo: City of Johannesburg

OES opens up business prospects for mines

Tshegofatso Masilo, Beatrix Spargo, Kirsty Kilner 6 Sep 2017

Elandsfontein mine extracting water unlawfully

Elandsfontein mine extracting water unlawfully

1 Sep 2017

South Africa's first online rhino horn auction ends in risky impasse

South Africa's first online rhino horn auction ends in risky impasse

Keith Somerville 30 Aug 2017

Rehabilitation funds tax plan leaves regulations gap

Rehabilitation funds tax plan leaves regulations gap

Betsie Strydom and Wandisile Mandlana 29 Aug 2017

The dangers of being a defender of environmental justice in South Africa

The dangers of being a defender of environmental justice in South Africa

Kirsten Youens 25 Aug 2017

The lost opportunity to protect the environment - NEMA

Vanessa Jacklin-Levin 23 Aug 2017

Audit into stockpiles of rhino horn underway

Audit into stockpiles of rhino horn underway

23 Aug 2017

SA's first online rhino horn auction set to open

SA's first online rhino horn auction set to open

23 Aug 2017

Waste bosses appear over pong

Waste bosses appear over pong

Jeff Wicks 21 Aug 2017

South Africa gives go-ahead to rhino horn auction

South Africa gives go-ahead to rhino horn auction

21 Aug 2017

Leopard killer faces charges for shooting predator on reserve

Gareth Wilson 18 Aug 2017

Small law changes have huge impact on mining and oil & gas industries

Small law changes have huge impact on mining and oil & gas industries

Hillary Botha, Tamzyn Cooper, Garyn Rapson 11 Aug 2017

Group goes to court again over coal mine

Group goes to court again over coal mine

4 Aug 2017

Woman held at SA airport for rhino horn smuggling

Woman held at SA airport for rhino horn smuggling

27 Jul 2017