From Doringbaai to Port Nolloth, West Coast communities are pushing back against mining and offshore oil and gas expansion. Residents, activists and fishers say consultation…
Most of the 325 rhinos that died in KwaZulu-Natal were a result of poaching the animals for their horns
South Africa has had a mixed bag of environmental ministers over the past 30 years and, bar a few, most have taken the environmental agenda forward
As desperate Zimbabweans turn to fishing, catches are fast dwindling and it will take many years to repopulate the river
The landmark case marks the first against environmental authorisation for gas power plant in South Africa
The documentary ‘Seaspiracy’ is a textbook display of disingenuous interviewing
Vessels were detained and fined — no evidence of illegal fishing was found
Foreign trawlers invading South Africa’s oceans costs the economy R60bn a year because it can’t afford to patrol and control its resources.
The new app – known as Abalobi – signals a lifeline for fisherfolk who were marginalised and never had legal rights to fish marine resources.
Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says she will call in the police if an internal probe reveals corrupt activity within the department.
Oceana asks the Competition Tribunal to overturn a decision by the commission.
Line fisherman have sought an urgent interdict against the fisheries department after its allocation of permits left many of without licences to fish.
A former legal adviser for ex-fisheries minister Valli Moosa says the department’s scoresheets – giving fishermen permits to work – are unlawful.
Why did Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s department bend over backwards to promote Sekunjalo?
Moving Sushi is the runner-up in the Future Leaders Award.
Oceana’s claim that consumers were not harmed in anticompetitive practices rings hollow, writes Lloyd Gedye.
Fishing group Oceana admitted guilt to the Competition Commission for a long list of price-fixing and agreed to pay a fine of nearly R35-million.
Langa Zita, director general of the fisheries department has demanded answers to a damning report about a senior official’s role in a dodgy contract.
Fish stocks around the world are still collapsing but there are encouraging signs of change.
