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Environment & Natural Resources

Measures to protect penguin populations now in place

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s penguins are worth billions, experts say

Michael Cherry 18 Mar 2025

Conservationists argued that current no-fishing zones are inadequate to prevent the African Penguin’s extinction. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Settlement reached in African Penguin case

John Yeld 13 Mar 2025

Conservation groups want new “sweet spot” no-fishing zones around African Penguin breeding colonies, arguing current zones are inadequate to prevent the species’ extinction. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Major showdown in court over African Penguin’s future

John Yeld 17 Feb 2025

ESG

Pick n Pay assists in saving the African penguins

3 Jan 2025

African Penguins (photographed above at the Boulders penguin colony) are critically endangered. Photo: John Yeld/GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Legal delays threaten survival of African Penguins, say conservation groups

John Yeld 12 Dec 2024

African Penguins at Boulders Beach in Cape Town. Archive photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Talks on penguin litigation fail to break deadlock

John Yeld 22 Oct 2024

Environment & Natural Resources

Former environment minister Creecy under fire from penguin conservation groups

John Yeld 1 Oct 2024

Environment & Natural Resources

Bird species are disappearing at an alarming rate in Kenya – new study

Joseph Ogutu 6 Sep 2024

African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photo: Dan Callister / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Surprise move in litigation over African Penguins

John Yeld 21 Aug 2024

Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa steps up fight to contain oil spill from grounded ship

Wendell Roelf 30 Jul 2024

A cleaned African Penguin swimming at Sanccob's Rietvlei centre in 2018. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Latest science confirms plummeting penguin population

John Yeld 15 Jul 2024

Penguin chicks wait to be fed at South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds rehabilitation centre, where the centre has been incubating over 200 eggs of the endangered African penguin that were rescued from two penguin colonies, since the start of the year and they are soliciting donations by inviting people to "adopt an egg", in Cape Town, South Africa, 27 March 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Environment & Natural Resources

'Adopt a penguin egg' Easter campaign helps endangered African birds

Shafiek Tassiem and Tim Cocks 2 Apr 2024

Environment & Natural Resources

Minister’s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists

John Yeld 25 Mar 2024

Tourism

SanParks: Public consultation opens for Robben Island Marine Protected Area

8 Feb 2024

Environment & Natural Resources

African penguins endangered by shipping noise in Algoa Bay

Wendell Roelf 17 Aug 2022

Tourism

Google Street View: Here's what South Africans clicked on most over the past year

25 May 2022

Radio & Audio

Radio and giant-sized strategies: KFM 94.5 wishes mascot, Rocket, a happy 2nd birthday

Saskia Hickey, Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 24 Apr 2020

Travel

How to make the most of Cape Town on a budget

13 Sep 2019

Environment & Natural Resources

Ships' risky fuel transfers are threatening African Penguins

Peter Ryan, Katrin Ludynia and Lorien Pichegru 4 Sep 2019

ESG

Listeners in Algoa country rally to protect Algoa Bay

Issued by Algoa FM 23 Jul 2019

Responsible Tourism

Robben Island joins list of 20 new protected marine sites in South Africa

Alison Kock 27 Jun 2019

Fishing

Penguins' behaviour could aid fisheries management

Stephanie Achieng' 30 May 2019

Environment & Natural Resources

Results from new study on penguins could help inform fishery management

28 May 2019

Responsible Tourism

Robben Island gets its first Sanccob seabird ranger

18 Oct 2018

Environment & Natural Resources

Updated ocean economy scorecard on SA's marine resources released

18 Oct 2018

Tintswalo at Boulders Manor (Image Supplied)

Hospitality

The evolution of Tintswalo: New properties and expansion on the cards

7 Jun 2018

Tourism & Travel

Ocean safaris a boon for Nelson Mandela Bay tourism

25 Apr 2018

Agriculture

Poultry farmers urged to watch out for avian flu

Bekezela Phakathi 27 Mar 2018

Climate Change

Africa feeling the heat of climate change

Dan Shepard 2 Jun 2017

Tourism & Travel

City Sightseeing now connects all Cape Town Big 7 attractions

5 May 2017

Tourism

#SharetheBay with Craig Duffield of Mosaic Tourism

Sindy Peters 1 Dec 2016

Automotive

VWSA and Dyer Island - a CSI success story

Lauren Hartzenberg 22 Jun 2016

Environment & Natural Resources

Dyer Island Trust teaches people to protect marine heritage

Melissa Javan 4 Nov 2015

Environment & Natural Resources

Increased protection measures for Simon's Town penguins

13 Oct 2015

Environment & Natural Resources

Plan to address decrease in African Penguin

16 Jul 2015

Environment & Natural Resources

Endangered African penguins on the rebound, but not yet in the clear

Caitlin R Kight 10 Jul 2015

Tourism & Travel

You don't have to be an intrepid traveller to come to SA

17 Dec 2013

Environment & Natural Resources

Iconic oceans at risk - WWF

7 Jun 2013

Manufacturing & Parts

Plans make VW turn blue

27 Nov 2012

Maritime

Iziko Marine Week aims to draw attention to humans' impact on oceans

8 Oct 2012

Environment & Natural Resources

Maritime legislation needs to be revised - WWF

11 Sep 2012

Wildlife management

Public invited to comment on draft management plan for African Penguin

22 Aug 2012

Environment & Natural Resources

Protecting marine life with plastic

Wilma den Hartigh 11 May 2012

Newspapers

Obituary: Jon Hrusa: passionate photographer

Brett Horner 3 Jan 2012

Wildlife management

African Penguin colony faces extinction

30 Nov 2011

Fleet Management

Volkswagen sponsors vehicles for Dyer Island Conservation Trust

15 Nov 2011

ESG

Winning beach donates to penguins

4 Feb 2011

Production

Emmy nomination for local filmmaker

12 Oct 2002