Uptick in rhino poaching as South Africa eases virus curbs
Johannesburg – Rhino poaching in South Africa was 15% higher in 2021 than the preceding year as coronavirus restrictions... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
Firefighters battle to bring Kenya forest blaze under control
Aberdare – Dozens of forest rangers, firefighters and volunteers struggled on Monday to stem a blaze that broke out in... Read more
7 Feb, 2022
Fire put out on Nigerian oil ship, government says
Lagos – A blaze caused by an explosion on an oil ship that sparked fears of an environmental disaster off... Read more
5 Feb, 2022
Oil spill fears mount after Nigeria vessel explodes
Port Harcourt – An oil vessel with a two million barrels storage capacity has exploded off the coast of... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
Judge cancels major US oil and gas exploration sale
Washington – A judge on Thursday canceled the sale of oil and gas exploration leases of some 80 million acres... Read more
28 Jan, 2022
ExxonMobil targets ‘net zero’ emissions at operations by 2050
New York – ExxonMobil pledged on Tuesday to reach “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions in its operations by 2050, but... Read more
18 Jan, 2022
Shell seismic exploration vessel retreats from South after court order
Johannesburg – Energy giant Shell has retrieved a vessel deployed to explore for oil and gas off South Africa’s pristine... Read more
8 Jan, 2022
Zimbabwe game park to receive $15m from new wildlife fund
Harare – One of Zimbabwe’s biggest wildlife reserves is to receive US$1 million annually from a brand-new fund to help... Read more
6 Jan, 2022
South Africa court bans Shell seismic survey plan
Johannesburg – A South African court on Tuesday blocked Shell from using seismic waves to explore for oil and... Read more
28 Dec, 2021
Ship captain’s sentence for Mauritius oil spill commuted
Port Louis – The captain and first mate of an oil freighter that crashed into a coral reef off... Read more
28 Dec, 2021
