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MINERALS and Energy Minister Susan Shabangu has upheld a decision by her department not to grant Kwela Quarry the right to mine industrial mineral and sandstone aggregate on a portion of Keurbooms River Forest Reserve near Plettenberg Bay.
Environmental law specialist Greg Daniels, whose firm Cullinan and Associates represented Mountain to Ocean (MTO) Forestry in opposing [...]

AFTER a bitterly cold long weekend, temperatures are expected to rise along the Eastern Cape coast this week.

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have expressed concerns about the impact two big golf developments that recently received rezoning approval along the Garden Route will have on the drought-stricken area.

PLETTENBERG Bay could become the first municipality in Africa to employ an environmentally friendly way of disposing of its waste, if a recent presentation by a Johannesburg company to the mayoral committee bears fruit.

WHILE Eastern Cape residents have been basking in warm conditions, winter is far from over.

WHILE the rest of the country shivers in the grip of icy weather, higher temperatures are expected in the Nelson Mandela Bay region today.

THE NSRI in Plettenberg Bay will remain on high alert this week as the Wedge Classic bodyboarding tournament kicks off amid reports of increased shark activity.

AS the 2011 municipal elections draw near, the mayors of Knysna and Bitou have both presented legacy budgets aimed at providing water security in their drought-stricken towns, and housing and services for the poorest sectors of the community.