South Africa has seen a rising number of Cholera cases on the heels of rising cases of Cholera in Southern Africa, with Malawi battling its deadliest outbreak yet, with more than 1300 deaths. Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with
World Wetlands Day 2 February 2023 Written by: Lee-Anne Fellowes Senior Environmental Consultant at Shangoni It is that time of the year where we celebrate World Wetlands Day. The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance was adopted in Ramsar 46 years ago, on 2 February 1971. World Wetlands Day
Shangoni Management Services (Pty) Ltd decided to participate in Arbor Week 2022 by greening our rooftop stoep area. We wanted to show our stewardship by planting only indigenous plants. Since the area is in the sun for most of the day (even during winter), we
World Nature Conservation Day 2022 28th July is World Nature Conservation Day. The idea around celebrating this day is to increase awareness about the importance of protecting our natural resources. It is unknown when World Nature Conservation Day was first celebrated, neither is the founder of the
Ocean pollution: facts we need to know. Did you know that plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues? Eight million metric tons of plastic - or the equivalent of nearly 57,000 blue whales – are dumped into the ocean every
1 June 2022 Written by Ashley Miller, Principal Consultant The month of June is, in South Africa, marked as National Environmental Month. South Africa is ranked third in the world in terms of biodiversity, and is recognised for its high level of indigenousness with over 90 000
On 2 July 2021, the ban on Single-Use Plastics (“SUP”) took effect in the European Union. The ban halts the sale in EU markets of the 10 plastic products that most commonly wash up on the continent’s shores. These include, among other items, plastic bottles
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Title: Draft National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations, 2015 Government Notice: GN 336 in GG 40054 of 7 June 2016 Date of commencement: Not yet specified The first draft of the National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Reporting Regulations was published May 2015. This is now a new draft
Title: National Norms and Standards for Disposal of Waste to Landfill Government Notice: GN R636 in GG 36784 of 23 August 2013 Effective date of ban: 23 August 2016 Regulation 5 of the National Norms and Standards for Disposal of Waste to Landfill specifies a list of prohibitions pertaining to