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Panel of experts needed to oversee future of struggling Alexkor 
By: Martin Creamer 17th June 2020 A panel of experts should be formed to properly oversee the future of the struggling State-owned diamond mining company Alexkor, and to unlock the... →
We looked for South Africa's 'missing' plastic litter. This is what we found
8th June 2020 Every year, the world produces about 300-million tonnes of plastic. Somewhere between 5-million and 12-million tonnes of it finds its way into the... →
President Cyril Ramaphosa assents various bills into law
5th June 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law legislation that will improve the safety of navigation in South Africa’s territorial waters;... →
Urgent plea to allow struggling alluvial diamond sector to create jobs
By: Martin Creamer 3rd June 2020 The discovery of alluvial diamonds in the unique secondary deposits of the Middle Orange River downstream of Hopetown in South Africa in 1867 was... →
DA welcomes recreational fishing regulations and calls for clarity on alleged exclusion of KZN subsistence fishers
2nd June 2020 The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the decision by the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), Barbara Creecy, to... →
DA calls for urgent amendment to lockdown fishing regulations to save subsistence fishing community
20th May 2020 The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), Barbara Creecy, requesting an... →
South African Q1 diamond production up 97% – Anglo
By: Martin Creamer 23rd April 2020 Diversified mining company Anglo American reported on Thursday that its first-quarter diamond production in South Africa increased by 97% to... →
Can the ‘super year for nature’ be salvaged? Reflecting on Earth Day 2020
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 22nd April 2020 The year 2020 was billed as a ‘Super Year for Nature’ – a year of important global negotiations on the future of biodiversity, oceans governance... →
