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Government officials will investigate the Sasol Secunda operations which could be the source of a sulphur stench experienced in parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga since the weekendPicture: MATTHEW FIELD

Environment department probes sulphur stench causing headaches in Gauteng and Mpumalanga

SHONISANI TSHIKALANGE The environment, Forestry and Fisheries department (DEFF) said on Wednesday that it would investigate the “elevated levels” of sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphur experienced in parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga since…

Call to protect groundwater

The department of water and sanitation is calling on community members to work hard to protect groundwater in order to help minimise the effects of the ongoing drought, and climate change. According to a statement released by the…

Eco club does it brick by brick

THE Merrifield Primary School Eco Club have been hard at work perfecting and popularising the environmentally friendly art of eco bricking in East London. Pictured is Grade 7 Eco Club member Hannah Richardson working hard on her eco…

TREE-MENDOUS EFFORT

Lilyfontein’s Eco Club, headed by matric pupils Esona Mgoma and Hluma Mnyengeza, had the privilege of celebrating Arbor Week with a tree-planting ceremony at Lilyfontein School on September 5. The event was arranged by the South African…

Call for total ban on plastic shopping bags

Ban plastic shopping bags. That was the radical call this week from Two Oceans Aquarium environmental campaigner Hayley McLellan, made at the African Marine Waste Conference in Port Elizabeth. McLellan, who works at the aquarium in Cape…

What the frack? Outrage over shale gas project near national park

A shale gas exploration project in the area surrounding the Golden Gate Highlands National Park has left environmentalists concerned about the prospect of fracking on the doorstep of Clarens. Environmentalists have raised concern over an…