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North West water levels on a declne

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:51:46 +0000

The overall North West dam levels continue to drop lower, moving from last week’s 79.0% to 78.5%. Some large dams in the province have been in a state of decline, despite the recent rainfall in some parts of the province. A weekly report on status of reservoirs issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation […]

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TWO SUSPECTS NABBED IN VRYBURG FOR DEALING IN RHINO HORNS WORTH R2.4 MILLION

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:44:38 +0000

NORTH WEST – Two suspects aged 31 and 72 were arrested in Vryburg on Thursday by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation for dealing in Rhino horns. The pair were arrested during a buy and bust operation where they allegedly attempted to sell Rhino horns. The suspects’ vehicle was searched and two Rhino horns worth […]

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SARW Opposes Attempts by First Quantum Mining to Silence it through Court Action

admin — Tue, 18 May 2021 07:31:50 +0000

The Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) has lodged a notice of intention to defend a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) brought against the organisation by a Canadian mining company, First Quantum Minerals (FQM) at the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. SARW is an independent, nonprofit organisation that monitors corporate and government’s conduct in the […]

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SUSPECTS TO APPEAR IN COURT FOR POSSESSION OF RHINO HORN

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:05:12 +0000

KWAZULU-NATAL – On Tuesday, 27 April 2021 Hawks member from Richards Bay Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Hluhluwe Rhino Anti Pouching Team arrested three suspects aged between 27 and 33 for possession of rhino horn at Bhambanana area in Ngwavuma. Police received information about suspects who were selling rhino horn in the area. A joint […]

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THREE ARRESTED WITH SIX RHINO HORNS

admin — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:05:45 +0000

An intelligence driven operation has landed three suspects in jail after they were found with six rhino horns. The operation comprising of the Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Detectives, Crime Intelligence, Tactical Response Team, Tracking Team and the Local Criminal Record Centre ensued after it emerged that three were allegedly dealing in rhino horns. The team […]

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ANC moet ophou praat en daadwerklik begin optree oor besoedeling

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 13:38:14 +0000

Die ANC-regering praat baie oor klimaatsverandering en besoedeling, maar hy is self die grootste sondaar wat betref die besoedeling van die land se riviere deur swak en onbevoegde munisipale bestuurders wat toelaat dat rou riool in riviere gestort word,” sê dr. Pieter Groenewald, die VF Plus se parlementêre woordvoerder oor omgewingsake. Dr. Groenewald het vandag […]

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SA Government regulates alien species

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 07:04:16 +0000

Pretoria – The Department of Environmental Affairs has set aside R200 million to further regulate invasive alien species. The amount budgeted over the next three years is in addition to the R4.2-billion budget to control alien species through the Working for Water Programme. Invasive alien species are species that have been introduced into an area […]

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AngloGold Ashanti Provides Update on South Africa Earthquake

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:30:56 +0000

AngloGold Ashanti Provides Update on South Africa Earthquake (JOHANNESBURG) – AngloGold Ashanti confirms that an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude occurred near its Vaal River Operations in South Africa, at a depth of roughly 8km. Power to our Vaal River mines was temporarily interrupted and has since been mostly restored. Early indications are that 17 of […]

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Ebola in SA

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:02:35 +0000

Pretoria – The Department of Health has allayed fears of the Ebola outbreak moving to South Africa, assuring that the country is safe. Department spokesperson Joe Maila confirmed that no case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been reported in the country since the outbreak was first reported in West Africa, on 23 March […]

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