Wastewater Audit Missing as Countrywide Water Shortage Looms

By SAPeople Contributor 25-02-19 17:33

After reports were sent to cabinet, water test results have not been released for five years. A countrywide water shortage is a decade away unless urgent action is taken to rehabilitate and preserve our rivers and catchment areas, fix and maintain crumbling infrastructure, and implement water re-use. Without intervention, South Africa faces a deficit of […]

Project in SA’s Eastern Cape to Improve Water Supply, Create Jobs

By SAPeople Contributor 22-02-19 13:49

Water supply in the Eastern Cape is set to improve with the launch of the Mzimvubu Water Project’s advanced infrastructure. The R113 million advanced infrastructure project in Esiqhungqwini village in Tsolo will also contribute to job creation in the rural area. This infrastructure will allow easy access to the dam site and water treatment works, […]

Protect SA’s Wetlands

By SAPeople Contributor 18-02-19 14:02

The Department of Environmental Affairs will from Monday embark on a week-long robust public awareness drive to urge South Africans to protect and conserve wetlands in the North West province. According to the department, the campaign forms part of South Africa’s activities in marking the World Wetlands Day celebrated on 02 February 2019. This year’s […]

South Africa Making Strides Against Rhino Poaching

By SAPeople 15-02-19 10:47

South Africa’s efforts to curb rhino poaching continue to produce results, with 2018 figures revealing that incidents had dropped to 769, down from 1 028 in 2017. This, said the Department of Environmental Affairs, is the third consecutive year that South Africa has seen a decline in rhino poaching and the first time in five […]

Clarens – a Model for Participative Water Management

By SAPeople Contributor 13-02-19 08:17

South Africa is historically a water scarce country, and prolonged droughts coupled with infrastructural decay have led us to start considering water conservation as a priority. As recent events in the Western Cape suggest, climate change is a reality and will affect us all. The question is, what can we do about it, writes Craig […]

Is Zandvliet Poisoning Capetonians?

By SAPeople Contributor 04-02-19 10:43

A nearby community is convinced it is, but test results are inconclusive. Are residents of a Cape Town neighbourhood being poisoned by one of the city’s main waste treatment plants? A Carte Blanche exposé in January said yes. Residents of Sandvlei were shown suffering with sores and tummy infections. Scientists too have warned that the plant is […]

South Africa Sends Condolences to Indonesia Following Deadly Tsunami PHOTOS

By Reuters 24-12-18 14:09

Following a deadly tsunami in Indonesia that struck coastal towns on the Sunda Strait on Saturday, 22 December 2018, the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has urged South Africans with family members in Indonesia whom they cannot contact or locate, to contact the department’s 24-hour switchboard number at 012 351 1000. […]

Zambia Revives Plan to Cull 2,000 Hippos over Next 5 Years

By Reuters 22-10-18 12:32

LUSAKA – Zambia has revived plans it suspended two years ago, after protests by animal rights activists, for the controlled slaughter of up to 2,000 hippos over the next five years, its tourism minister said on Monday. Charles Banda said the hippo population could not be supported by the water levels in the Luangwa river […]

South Africa’s Woolworths to Trial Plastic Bag Free Store

By Reuters 08-10-18 21:17

South African department store chain Woolies announced Monday that it will remove single-use plastic bags from one of its Cape Town stores during a six-month trial period… in a bid to end plastic pollution. From November, Woolworths – which also has operations in Australia and New Zealand – will not offer any plastic bags at […]

Fabulous Proteas, Roses and Amazing Exhibits at Witness Garden Show PHOTOS

By SAPeople 08-09-18 21:16

Fabulous South African flowers and incredible exhibits are on display of this year’s Witness Garden Show in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Regular SAPeople contributor Lorraine Scholfield was there and captured these stunning photos… The Garden Show is open from 9am to 5pm daily, and ends tomorrow – Sunday 9 September 2018. Proteas First… Blushing bride proteas Pincushion […]

South Africa's national flower, King Protea

South Africa’s Proteas: Identifying Every Type, Including SA’s National Flower, the King Protea

By Melanie Walker 23-10-20 22:50

We often think of Proteas as being Proudly South African (afterall, the King Protea is South Africa’s national flower), but how many of you knew that they’re actually widely distributed throughout the southern hemisphere… in places such as Australia, Tropical Africa, South America, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Malaya? This family apparently dates back […]

Dangerous Cape Cobra Photobombs Daisy Picture

By SAPeople 27-12-20 17:53

Here’s a message of caution for anyone planning on visiting the gorgeous fields of wildflowers in the Western and Northern Cape at the moment… check the vicinity carefully before you lie down amongst the petals to pose for a photo! What looks like a beautiful gentle scene could actually have turned into a tragedy. Capetonian […]

On World Lion Day, Tourists are Urged to Shun South Africa’s Lion Cub Petting Industry

By SAPeople Contributor 10-08-18 16:55

International actress Pearl Thusi and Humane Society International/Africa are exposing the ugly truth behind the “Snuggle Scam”. South African actress and wildlife advocate Pearl Thusi is collaborating with Humane Society International/Africa to warn residents – and especially travellers to South Africa – not to visit tourist attractions that offer lion cub petting and lion walks. […]

Magical Photos of Snowcapped Matroosberg Mountains in Ceres, South Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 05-07-18 22:29

“You feel so invigorated after a long walk through the cherry orchards of the Matroosberg mountains in Ceres!” says regular SAPeople contributor Nigel Riley, who captured the stunning photos on this page… South Africa received its biggest snowfall in ten years this week… #beautiful snow #beautiful Cape Town https://www.facebook.com/snowreportsa/posts/1582472298546785 Snowboarding, Matroosberg: https://www.facebook.com/SAPeople/videos/10155354904831949/ Video from Matroosberg Thursday […]

South Africa’s Cold Front Leads to Deadly Fires

By Wendy Mothata 03-07-18 15:35

Forty shacks caught fire in two different areas of Johannesburg leaving many homeless, while a woman and baby have tragically died in township fires in the Western Cape… all believed to be a consequence of residents battling the intense cold front, which gripped parts of South Africa this week. Shacks alight. Mandela Park, Hout Bay. […]

Ground-Breaking Fossil Discovery Near Grahamstown, South Africa

By SAPeople Contributor 10-06-18 10:50

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fossils of two amphibians that lived within the Antarctic circle 360 million years ago are forcing scientists to rethink the origins of land vertebrates, including where these pioneers first appeared and the climatic conditions that spawned them. Scientists said on Thursday they have unearthed partial remains of primitive Devonian Period amphibians named […]

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