The City of Cape Town’s Utility Services Directorate has commenced Phase Two of its Home-Composting Research Project. This is in line with ongoing investigations into waste minimisation as part of our commitment to being a Caring City.

Two KwaZulu-Natal men were arrested in a roadblock between Vryheid and Utrecht with still-bloody rhino horns – less than 24 hours after rangers discovered the corpses of two white rhino in Ezemvelo National Park.

For the third year running, Greenpop will be hosting the Reforest Fest in Platbos forest. This reforestation effort has seen over 3000 indigenous trees being planted in the southern-most forest of Africa since 2010. This year Greenpop plans to host two strong reforestation efforts during May, and aims to plant 4000 trees.

The Department of Water Affairs is appealing to all South Africans top play a role in conserving and protecting the country’s water resources. This appeal is made ahead of National Water Week 18-24 March, celebrated this year under the theme:

Johannesburg, March 11, 2013 – Greenpeace Africa today commemorated the 2nd anniversary of the Fukushima disaster with a call to the South African government to ensure transparency and accountability in the nuclear build process.

To raise awareness for WWF’s Earth Hour on Saturday, 23 March 2013, the World Wide Fund for Nature in South Africa (WWF-SA) will unveil larger-than-life artworks in celebration of the world’s largest global mass action for environment.

Cape Town - The fence between the Kruger National Park and Mozambique should be reinstated in an attempt to reduce the rampant poaching of rhino, the SANParks board told Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa.

Pretoria - South Africa has lost another 24 rhinos since last week, the Department of Environmental Affairs has said. The figures come as more than 2 000 representative of 178 signatory states to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) gather in Thailand to determine the future of threatened species.

Bangkok - African elephants face the worst crisis since global trade in ivory was banned almost a quarter-century ago, with the risk of extinction rising in worst-hit nations, conservationists said on Wednesday.

Durban - South African negotiators are getting ready to fight off a “catastrophic” proposal by the Kenyan government to bar South Africa from exporting any trophy rhino horns for at least six years.

Pretoria - South Africa will use the upcoming 16th Conference of Parties (CoP) of the Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Thailand to focus the spotlight on rhino conservation.