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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

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

Environment & Natural Resources

Former environment minister Creecy under fire from penguin conservation groups

John Yeld 1 Oct 2024

Aubrain Lyavuka attended FAO and UNIDO’s OYA programme that trains African youth for jobs in agriculture. He is now seeing great results and growing his fish farm in Ndola, Zambia. ©FAO/Filip Forti

Fishing

Aquaculture training sparks career change for Zambian farmer

12 Jul 2024

Ocean Basket, Abalobi partner to promote sustainable, fair fishing practices

Fishing

Ocean Basket, Abalobi partner to promote sustainable, fair fishing practices

11 Jun 2024

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Fishing

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Mark John Costello 2 Apr 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). Photos: Dan Callister

Environment & Natural Resources

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

John Yeld 25 Mar 2024

Sea Harvest Group delivers strong result in a tough environment

FMCG

Sea Harvest Group delivers strong result in a tough environment

6 Mar 2024

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Fishing

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Liezl Human 5 Mar 2024

Source: Thisisengineering RAeng/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

35% growth in women engineers registered with ECSA

27 Oct 2023

Recreational fishing permit application now online

Fishing

Recreational fishing permit application now online

23 Oct 2023

File photo: Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, 19 September 2023. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Corporate & Commercial Law

Mozambique can sue Privinvest in London 'tuna bond' case, UK court rules

Sam Tobin 20 Sep 2023

Women shatter gender barriers in Uganda's fish farming industry

Fishing

Women shatter gender barriers in Uganda's fish farming industry

Pearl Amina Karungi 14 Sep 2023

Image source: David Waschbüsch from

Circular Economy & Waste Management

The cost of ghost fishing: Can biodegradable gear make a difference?

24 Jul 2023

New mobile app offers real-time fisheries data for Ugandan stakeholders

Fishing

New mobile app offers real-time fisheries data for Ugandan stakeholders

3 May 2023

Perlemoen farm gives hope to West Coast community

Fishing

Perlemoen farm gives hope to West Coast community

24 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied

Fishing

Atlantis Foods acquires Snoek Wholesalers

1 Dec 2022

Oceana sells CCS business to focus on core fishing operations

Fishing

Oceana sells CCS business to focus on core fishing operations

6 Oct 2022

New fishing quotas to be allocated

Fishing

New fishing quotas to be allocated

7 Sep 2022

The information age is starting to transform fishing worldwide

Fishing

The information age is starting to transform fishing worldwide

Nicholas P. Sullivan 19 Apr 2022

SA consumer power needed to help solve dire state of lobster fishing industry

Fishing

SA consumer power needed to help solve dire state of lobster fishing industry

24 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: South African seafood to make waves globally

Trends

#BizTrends2022: South African seafood to make waves globally

Luis Figueiredo 5 Jan 2022

Deadline in fishing rights allocation process successfully reached

Agriculture

Deadline in fishing rights allocation process successfully reached

17 Dec 2021

New research records national policy trends linking fish, aquatic foods with public health

Fishing

New research records national policy trends linking fish, aquatic foods with public health

18 Aug 2021

SMMEs call for viability as FRAP 2021 looms

SMEs

SMMEs call for viability as FRAP 2021 looms

6 May 2021

Namibian fishery is second in Africa to be certified as sustainable

Environment & Natural Resources

Namibian fishery is second in Africa to be certified as sustainable

Issued by MSC 19 Nov 2020

Fisheries sustainability top agenda at WTO meeting

Fishing

Fisheries sustainability top agenda at WTO meeting

28 Oct 2020

'Plastic-free' fashion is not as clean or green as it seems

Fashion & Homeware

'Plastic-free' fashion is not as clean or green as it seems

Thomas Stanton and Kieran Phelan 22 Oct 2020

D&AD announces 2020 Future Impact Pencil winners

D&AD Awards

D&AD announces 2020 Future Impact Pencil winners

25 Sep 2020

FMCG

African Pioneer Marine acquires canned pilchards brand Glenryck

18 Sep 2020

Agriculture

State of the agricultural sector in South Africa' economy

Paul Makube 21 Jul 2020

Positive weather conditions help lift agriculture GDP output

Agriculture

Positive weather conditions help lift agriculture GDP output

Paul Makube 1 Jul 2020

Protest in Hout Bay over payment for lobster rights

Fishing

Protest in Hout Bay over payment for lobster rights

24 Jun 2020

Food parcels to be distributed to small-scale, interim relief fishers

Fishing

Food parcels to be distributed to small-scale, interim relief fishers

4 May 2020

Why marine protected areas are often not where they should be

Sustainable Farming

Why marine protected areas are often not where they should be

25 Mar 2020

SA in top 3 biodiverse nations

Environment & Natural Resources

SA in top 3 biodiverse nations

2 Oct 2019

The Department of Mineral Resources has given the go-ahead for Italian group Eni to conduct drilling off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: Eni (fair use)

Coal, Oil & Gas

Controversial KZN drilling project gets go-ahead

13 Sep 2019

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Fishing

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Chris Free 22 Aug 2019

International, pan-African organisations commit to collaboration on blue economy

ESG & Sustainability

International, pan-African organisations commit to collaboration on blue economy

4 Jul 2019

BON Hotels expands Namibian footprint

Hospitality

BON Hotels expands Namibian footprint

3 Jul 2019

Fishing

CoCT calls for suspension on octopus fishing

28 Jun 2019

Guarding against greenwashing

ESG

Guarding against greenwashing

31 May 2019

Business called to lead transformation in fishing industry

Fishing

Business called to lead transformation in fishing industry

25 Apr 2019

Agriculture

Agriculture Minister enjoys rare exposure to fruit industry

Konanani Liphadzi 31 Jan 2019

Cape Town's Alba Restaurant, a floating success for SA tourism

Tourism & Travel

Cape Town's Alba Restaurant, a floating success for SA tourism

12 Dec 2018

Abalone. Image by Toby Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0,

Environment & Natural Resources

First steps to tackling South Africa's abalone poaching

Marieke Norton 23 Nov 2018

Fisheries department rots from the top

Fishing

Fisheries department rots from the top

Kimon de Greef 13 Nov 2018

More global action necessary to stem tide of fishing mortalities

Corporate & Commercial Law

More global action necessary to stem tide of fishing mortalities

10 Oct 2018

Top 10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 announced

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Top 10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 announced

14 Sep 2018

TNPA outlines plans for Port of Mossel Bay

Shipping

TNPA outlines plans for Port of Mossel Bay

29 Aug 2018

Three ways making a smartphone can harm the environment

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Three ways making a smartphone can harm the environment

Patrick Byrne and Karen Hudson-Edwards 29 Aug 2018