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From Doringbaai to Port Nolloth, West Coast communities are pushing back against mining and offshore oil and gas expansion. (Liezl Human/Groundup)
ATLANTIC OCEAN

‘No one asked us’: West Coast fishers oppose offshore oil and gas development

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…

  • Milan Burnett
9 min read
Environment minister Dion George says oceans could provide a R166 billion boost and 600 000 jobs. (Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BLUE ECONOMY SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa’s oceans: “Blue gold” for jobs and growth by 2035

Environment minister Dion George says oceans could provide a R166 billion boost and 600 000 jobs

  • Sheree Bega
2 min read
Mad dash: Most of the sudden influx of prospecting applications are for lithium, but include dozens of other critical minerals. Pictured here is the SA Lithium Mine near Umzumbe. Photo: Supplied
AFLI EXPLORATIONS

Mining red flags along KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast

Thirteen prospecting applications have been submitted to the department of minerals and petroleum resources by seven companies since 2023

  • Andiswa Matikinca
11 min read
Jeremy Acton, leader of the Dagga Party. (David Harrison/Gallo)
CANNABIS ACTIVISM

Activist calls on president not to sign ‘malicious’ Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill

Jeremy Acton says the bill violates the 2018 constitutional court privacy judgment

  • Paddy Harper
5 min read
Commercialisation of the trade requires cohesive regulation. File photo
CANNABIS

Police agree to stop cannabis arrests

Parties in the cannabis Phakisa event agree to a 30 June moratorium while regulations are put in place

  • Paddy Harper
6 min read
BUSINESS UNITY SOUTH AFRICA

New move to get cannabis master plan back on track

Business and unions are set to participate in an Operation Phakisa meeting from Monday next week

  • Paddy Harper
5 min read
Robben Island which is located in Table Bay adjacent to the City of Cape Town is on the latest list. (David Harrison)
ALISON KOCK 1

Robben Island joins list of 20 new protected marine sites in South Africa

A new network of 20 sites have been declared as marine protected areas in South Africa

  • Alison Kock 1
5 min read
On tap: Since 2014, 305 000 households have been afforded a reliable water service, which is 12% of the 2019 target of 2.3-million. (David Harrison/M&G)
NDP

‘Figures prove the NDP is alive and working’

The presidency responds to Paul Berkowitz’s story, ‘Zuma’s rule has savaged the NDP’

  • Staff Reporter
7 min read
The most obvious option left for the ANC should Zuma decide not follow the party’s directive for his recall would be to vote him out of office in a motion of no confidence.
EDNA MOLEWA

Zuma gets warm PE welcome

The large crowd sang songs in praise of Zuma as he arrived to speak in Port Elizabeth about the Operation Phakisa economy project.

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
Experts caution that the rollout of Operation Phakisa has to be well thought out
FISH FARMING

Government’s ambitious plan to build an ocean economy

SA has embarked on Operation Phakisa, a programme which aims to generate R177-billion a year from exploiting the ocean economy.

  • Sipho Kings
7 min read