Being Green

Being Green - 15 Sept 23_Lorren de Kock, WWF South Africa’s circular economy portfolio senior manager

As we mark a slew of national and international clean-up days, in this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook asks WWF South Africa’s circular economy portfolio senior manager, Lorren de Kock, if we are facing a ‘waste crisis’.

15 Sep 2023 6 min

Being Green - 08 Sept 23_Dr Nicholas Simpson of the African Climate Mobility Initiative

In the declaration at the end of the inaugural African Climate Summit in Kenya this week, African leaders proposed new global taxes and reforms to international financial institutions to help the continent fund actions that will help it adapt to increasingly extreme weather. In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook…

8 Sep 2023 6 min

Being Green - 1 Sept 23_Richard Arm, Vergelegen’s senior horticulturist

In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook talks to Vergelegen’s senior horticulturist, Richard Arm, about the importance of Arbor Week and a wonderful opportunity to buy indigenous trees at the wine estate over the next seven days.

1 Sep 2023 6 min

Being Green - 25 Aug 23_Prof Francois Engelbrecht, a climate scientist at Wits University

- In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook talks to Prof Francois Engelbrecht, a climate scientist at Wits University’s Global Change Institute about a new study which suggests that the extreme weather and weather-related events experienced in the northern hemisphere this summer will increase in frequency and severity unless the…

25 Aug 2023 6 min

Being Green - 18 Aug 23_Mike Allsop

Although it still feels like we are very much in the depths of winter, spring is not too far off. And as the flowers begin to bloom, so bees begin to emerge from their hives in search of pollen and nectar. In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to…

18 Aug 2023 7 min

Being Green - 11 Aug 23_Mary-Ann Mandishona, CEO Cash 4 Trash

A new initiative called Cash 4 Trash has begun installing Reverse Vending Machines at shopping centres in Gauteng, which people can use to deposit their plastic bottles, aluminium cans, and glass bottles in return for digital cash. In this week’s of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Mary-Ann Mandishona, the…

11 Aug 2023 6 min

Being Green - 04 Aug 23_Norah Hudson, Longridge Wines, International Sales & Marketing Executive

Most people think that wine is just fermented grape juice. But in fact the fining agents traditionally used in winemaking typically contain animal products. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Norah Hudson, international sales and marketing executive at Longridge Wine Estates, to find out more.

4 Aug 2023 7 min

Being Green 28 July 23_Boshoff Muller, director of Afrimat Hemp

If you take a stroll along the increasingly trendy Harrington Street in the CBD, you will come across a 12-storey building that is making waves across the world. Almost completed, the Hemp Hotel has been named the world's tallest building to be constructed from hemp blocks and hempcrete. In this…

28 Jul 2023 6 min

Being Green 21 July 23_Dr Nanine Wyma, Physicians Association for Nutrition, South Africa

There’s increasing evidence that switching to a plant-based diet can have a significant positive impact on both our health and the environment. Glynis Crook speaks to Dr Nanine Wyma of the Physicians Association for Nutrition, South Africa, who says that transforming the world’s food system is essential to mitigate climate…

21 Jul 2023 6 min

Being Green 14 July 23_Jacklyn Farmer, Cape Nature conservation officer

The Clanwilliam cedar, that gave the Cedarberg its name, was once found in large groves across the region. But since 2013, this majestic and ancient tree has been listed as critically endangered. In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to Jacklyn Farmer, an off-reserve conservation services officer at CapeNature,…

14 Jul 2023 6 min

Being Green 07 July 23_Anja du Plessis, Associate Professor and Research Specialist in Water Resource Management at the

The cholera outbreak at Hammanskraal in northern Gauteng has yet again put the spotlight on water in South Africa. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Anja du Plessis, Associate Professor and Research Specialist in Water Resource Management at the University of South Africa, about the…

7 Jul 2023 6 min

Being Green - 30 June 23_Dr Bernadette Snow, Deputy Director - One Ocean Hub Uni of Strathclyde

UN Treaty to protect marine life United Nations member states last week adopted the first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the ocean outside of national boundaries. The so-called “High Seas Treaty” was approved after more than 15 years of discussions. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook…

30 Jun 2023 6 min

Being Green - 23 June 23_ Anja du Plessis, Associate Professor and Research Specialist in Water Resource Management at t

The cholera outbreak at Hammanskraal in northern Gauteng has yet again put the spotlight on water in South Africa. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Anja du Plessis, Associate Professor and Research Specialist in Water Resource Management at the University of South Africa, about the…

23 Jun 2023 6 min

Being Green - 16 June 23_Talitha Noble, Conservation Manager at the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation

It’s World Turtle Day on 16 June. In this edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Talitha Noble, Conservation Manager at the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre, about the extraordinary sea turtles and their contribution to ocean ecosystems.

16 Jun 2023 6 min

Being Green - 09 June23_Lauren van Nijkerk, Director of Campaigns & Communications at the environmental NGO, Wildtrust,

In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook talks to Lauren van Nijkerk, Director of Campaigns & Communications at the environmental NGO, Wildtrust, about its new campaign focusing on marine protection, and particularly sharks and rays, as well as highlighting the substantial benefits of establishing new sanctuary areas for them

9 Jun 2023 6 min

Being Green - 26 MAY 23_City of Cape Town’s Deputy Mayor Eddie Andrews

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook, speaks to the City of Cape Town’s Deputy Mayor and Mayco Member for Spatial Planning and Environment Eddie Andrews to get an update on the infestation by the tree-killing beetle, the polyphagous shot hole borer. He said it’s important that you…

26 May 2023 6 min

Being Green - 19 MAY 23_Loren Pavitt Cape Nature’s Marketing and Promotions Manager

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook, speaks to Cape Nature’s Marketing and Promotions Manager, Loren Pavitt, about the whopping 43 per cent increase in the number of visitors to the province’s reserves in the last financial year, and what this means for its conservation efforts

19 May 2023 6 min

Being Green - 12 MAY 23_Dr Gabriella Leighton, co-ordinator of UCT’s Urban Caracal project.

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook, speaks to Dr Gabriella Leighton, co-ordinator of UCT’s Urban Caracal project, and co-author of a new study which has found that those wild cats that live on the urban edge of Cape Town have metal pollutants in their blood, a huge…

12 May 2023 6 min

Being Green - 05 MAY 23_He may be fighting a different type of offence, but Nigeria’s Spider-Man is as much a superhero

He may be fighting a different type of offence, but Nigeria’s Spider-Man is as much a superhero as the Marvel Comics crime buster. His name is Jonathan Olanlokun, an environmental activist who dresses up in full Spider-Man kit to help clean up the streets of his hometown of Osogbo, armed…

5 May 2023 6 min

Being Green - 28 APRIL 23_ Dr Tony Rebelo, a scientist at the South African National Biodiversity Institute

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook talks to Dr Tony Rebelo, a scientist at the South African National Biodiversity Institute, about the City Nature Challenge which is taking place this weekend (28 April – 1 May) in some 500 cities around the world. It aims to motivate…

28 Apr 2023 6 min