Saving the Kaalfontein Wetland 13 December 2018 | by Willem Snyman | Hennops Blue Last hope to save what’s left of the Kaalfontein wetland – one of the strong fountain sources of the Hennops River. A high powered information gathering and site meeting was...
Joburg’s demolition drive Building approval abuse being targeted 54 structures are set to be flattened Date: 20 Aug 2018 | By Anna Cox @annacox | The Star THE CITY of Joburg has taken drastic action on building approval abuse by issuing 54 demolition orders that will...
Gekco fights to preserve wildlife in the conservancy MIDRAND – The Greater Kyalami Conservancy’s (Gekco) annual general meeting last month heard highlights from the past year concerning Kyalami’s wildlife and environment. June 14, 2018 | Daniella Potter |...
A rare grass owl flees from a fire in Kyalami in 2013. As the Department of Environmental Affairs celebrated 20 years of EIAs this week, experts have revealed that it’s an ‘open secret’ that many EIAs, a mandatory tool to advance sustainable development, favour...
In the half hour that Kristin Kallesen stood on the degraded Diepsloot wetland last week, she witnessed three trucks illegally dumping building rubble from a nearby construction site onto the wetland, choked with debris and garbage. “It’s shocking, isn’t it,” remarked...
