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Spring has Sprung, and so has Arbor Week!
Victoria Primary School pupils will be collecting indigenous trees to donate to families whose gardens were destroyed in fires at Stone’s Hill last month.read more
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Hundreds flock to weekend snow
Grahamstown residents were amoung the hundreds of tourists that flocked to Hogsback last weekend to get a sight of the snow which fell on the mountain town last Thursday, 28 August.read more
View ArticleRiebeeck East wind farm project gathers speed
The final scoping report for the Spitskop East Wind Energy Project near Riebeeck East is about to be submitted to the National Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA).read more
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Flower festival around the corner
Officially, spring has graced us with its presence once more. That means that it's almost time for the Grahamstown Flower Festival, to be held in the 1820 Settlers National Monument over the weekend 1...
View ArticleSaving our station and the urban environment
Grahamstown has a wonderful old station building, 142 years old. Or had. The building is being stripped systematically by vandals, and the owners, Transnet, seem unwilling to or incapable of defending...
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Burrowing beneath the surface
Sandprawns provide insight into the ecological value of estuaries Grahamstown has an opportunity to hear about cutting-edge marine research on South Africa’s coast at the 2014 Smith Memorial Lecture on...
View ArticleDean of Science embarks on a new journey
Rhodes University Dean of Science Ric Bernard is leaving Rhodes University to become the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mpumalanga, where his first big project will be to put together a...
View ArticleAddo outing for local pupils
94 school children were lucky enough to visit Addo Elephant Park for Heritage Day in a trip organised by the Wessa Grahamstown branch and the Rotary Club of Grahamstown Sunset.read more
View ArticleWatch those birds, official pleads
Makana parks and recreation manager Kevin Bates has called on residents to help his department get rid of cattle egrets nesting in Grahamstown.read more
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Grahamstown marches for rhinos, elephants
There was a great turnout for the Global March for Rhinos and Elephants in Grahamstown on Saturday 4 October.read more
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School enviro heroes ready for more
A group of schoolchildren was named environmental heroes in the Rhodes University Environmental Awards in Grahamstown recently.read more
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Rhino poaching on the rise
The attack on two rhinos at the Kwantu Game Reserve outside Grahamstown two weeks ago brought the number of rhino poached in the country to a staggering 787 this year.read more
View ArticleWhat planet are you living on?
The 2014 Living Planet Report, published by the WWF, was recently released.read more
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Grahamstown Branch clinch WESSA award
The Grahamstown branch of the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (Wessa) has been quietly working behind the scenes to promote environmental causes and monitor potentially unsafe...
View ArticleWhat do we do about abandoned buildings in Gtown?
This week, Up4debate responds to citizens' concerns about abandoned and derelict buildings in Grahamstown.read more
View ArticleOld Grahamstown could receive a much needed facelift
Buildings around the city centre could soon receive a facelift. According to the acting Director of Local Developmment and Planning at Makana Municipality, Thembinkosi Sindani, the municipality is...
View ArticlePeople, Planet, Prosperity
“Don’t be angry Mr Strato”, he said. His face showing the hurt of my stern rebuke.read more
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Flower Festival coming up
With a good mixture of sunshine, hot days and rain of late, things are looking up for a bumper Grahamstown Flower Festival, with record entries likely in all the flower and plant categories.read more
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Flower fans flock to festival
Clouds, winds from the mountains and a temperature hovering around a cool 17 degrees meant the Monument was the perfect venue for the 2014 Grahamstown Flower Festival today.read more
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Where to put your e-waste
The Waste Classification and Management Regulations under the Waste Act (R634 Waste Classification & Management Regulations) calls for a total ban of the disposal of e-waste in landfill sites by...
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