Mike Loewe

The final Constitutional Court ruling against the national government, oil major Shell and its South African associates, prohibiting seismic blasting on the Wild Coast is being celebrated around the world.

KuGompo City was where the match of public uproar against Shell mining the Wild Coast was lit. The final Constitutional Court ruling against the SA government and oil major, Shell and it’s SA associates prohibiting seismic blasting on the Wild Coast, is being celebrated around the world. The Daily Dispatch first broke the story on […]

Municipality open to collaboration as formal application process begins

Cleaning up and protecting the city's natural environment has emerged as a key theme of the new ratepayers' association launched last week.

Support for protecting and conserving the environment surrounding the Nahoon Point Nature Reserve has been combined with helping out much-loved animal sanctuary PetPals when scores of city people enjoy a favourite dawn ritual, the Spring Swim, at 6am on Tuesday, September 1.

Despite recent cold front rain of 60mm or more over parts of the metro on July 27, the overall impact of the gathering super El Nino is starting to be felt along the eastern coastline.

Support for protecting and conserving the environment surrounding the Nahoon Point Nature Reserve will be combined with helping out much-loved animal sanctuary PetPals, when scores of city people enjoy a favourite dawn ritual, the Spring Swim at 6am on Tuesday September 1. Organiser Barbara Briceland said: “The swim is being led by members of the […]

Heat waves likely if potent El Nino brings the expected below-normal rainfall, forecasters say We are about to live through the hottest year in recorded human memory.

In 2011 in Durban, all the talk at the United Nation's COP17 climate conference was about trying to keep the climate from warming above 1.5°C from pre-industrial levels.

The SA Weather Service (SAWS) has urged the public to take an interest in understanding the Earth's atmosphere and preserving its future.