The Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mmanare Cynthia Nong as the head of its Environmental Management Programme. Nong brings with her a wealth of experience and expertise, gained through her extensive career spanning the public, private,... Read more
Umzimvubu Municipality takes top green award in province
Alfred Nzo DistrictDepartment of Environmental AffairsJoe Gqabi DistrictSarah Baartman District 14/02/2023
The Umzimvubu Local Municipality in the Alfred Nzo District is the Eastern Cape’s 2022 Green Municipalities Award winner. The award, held in collaboration between the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) and Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) recognises the top local... Read more
Bakkie, cycad impounded, arrest of four suspects underway
Amathole DistrictDepartment of Environmental Affairs 04/08/2022
A bakkie and eight large endangered cycads of the Encephalartos princeps species were impounded in Nqamakwe. During the operation, four suspects were charged and detained in the early hours of Sunday morning, 31 July 2022. The Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT)’s environmental management... Read more
As part of its contribution to the Eastern Cape Province’s Mandela Day celebrations today, the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT), the Department helped clear five major illegal dumping sites in James Calata (Jamestown). This clearing is led by one of DEDEAT funded Expanded... Read more
Have your say on Buffalo River Estuarine
CommunityDepartment of Environmental AffairsEastern CapeEnvironmentNew appointments 21/02/2018
Environmental Affairs Minister Dr Edna Molewa has published the draft Buffalo River Estuarine Management Plan for public comment. This was published in Government Notice No. 116 in the Government Gazette on Friday. “The Buffalo River Estuarine Management Plan (EMP) has been developed in terms of the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal... Read more
As winter takes hold over large parts of South Africa, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has appealed to the citizens to keep warm as a cold weather pattern unfolds in the coming days. The South African Weather Services (SAWS) has confirmed that a cold front is expected to arrive... Read more
