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Launch of Agri-Ecohubs in King Cetshwayo District
WESSA, in partnership with South32 Hillside Aluminium Smelter in Richard’s Bay launched a youth development project in the King Cetshwayo District (KCD) Municipality on the 21 st of January 2022.
WESSA recognizes Environmental and Conservation stars at the 95th AGM and Annual Awards
The 2021 National WESSA Awards were presented at a virtual event of the organizations 95th AGM, on Saturday 4th December 2021.
WESSA presents the 2021/2022 Blue Flag Awards to 51 beaches, 5 marinas and 4 tourism boats
WESSA (The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa) presents the 2021/2022 Blue Flag Awards to 51 beaches, 5 marinas and 4 tourism boats.
Blue Flag Beach Stewards lead Inclusive Growth of Coastal Tourism
For eThekwini-based Tourism Blue Flag Beach Steward, Nomfundo Ndaba, World Tourism Day means exciting possibilities! Across the world, tourism creates millions of jobs for youth and equips them with the necessary skills needed to excel in this industry. Nomfundo...
Welcome Andrew Baxter
WESSA (the Wildlife & Environment Society of South Africa) welcomed Dr Andrew Baxter as the new Chief Executive Officer.
Call for nominations
Nominations are invited for the 2021 WESSA (Wilflife and Environment Society of South Africa) Annual Awards.
Tourism Blue Flag Project (Phase 2)
After successfully recruiting a full complement of 104 second year Beach Stewards, WESSA’s Tourism Blue Flag Project enjoyed a number of firsts with them over April.
Tourism Blue Flag Youth Graduate into the Tourism Economy
At our graduation ceremony held in Simonstown on Friday, 16 previously unemployed Western Cape youth graduated from the Tourism Blue Flag Project. Funded by the National Department of Tourism (NDT), and implemented by WESSA, the TBF Project is a youth skills-training...
WESSA presents the 2020/21 Blue Flag Awards to 48 beaches, 6 marinas and 4 tourism boats
WESSA (The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa), the National Operator for Blue Flag officially launched the 2020/21 Blue Flag Season in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal. The ceremony for this prestigious environmental award was held at Ushaka Marine World on the...
Orion Engineered Carbons Funds The Orion Eco Schools Project in South Africa
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a worldwide supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black, today announced that it has funded The Orion Eco Schools Project in South Africa. This program provides opportunities for teachers to grow and improve their...
TGC Learnership Graduation Eastern Cape
Tourism Green Coast Youth Graduate into the Tourism Economy Four successive graduation ceremonies were held on the Wild Coast, Eastern Cape between the 15th and 24th July 2020, during which 118 youth from the Eastern Cape graduated from the Tourism Green Coast (TGC)...
World Environment Day
Friday 5th of June marks World Environment Day 2020 which will be celebrated with under the theme Biodiversity #ForNature. The Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) in partnership with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP SA) will unleash the...
2019/20 BLUE FLAG STATUS AWARDED TO 64 OF SA’S TOP BEACHES, SUSTAINABLE TOURISM BOATS AND MARINAS
64 Blue Flags will be proudly flown at 45 beaches, 9 marinas and by 10 sustainable tourism boats around South Africa over the forthcoming 2019/20 South African Blue Flag season. The season officially opens on the 1st of November 2019. This was announced at the...
EEESAY 2019 Winners
An innovative high school project, EEESAY (Entrepreneurial & Environmental Empowerment for South African Youth), led by Teach A Man To Fish (TAMTF) in partnership with WESSA (Wildlife & Environment Society of South Africa) provides a pathway to youth...
WESSA recognises Environmental and Conservation stars at 93rd AGM and Annual Awards
WESSA (the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa) paid tribute to a wide range of outstanding environmental achievements with the presentation of the organisation’s National Annual Awards. These Awards were presented at the organisation’s 93rd AGM, which...
WESSA Umgeni Valley officially proclaimed Nature Reserve status
After seven years of a long legislative process, we are pleased to inform you that uMngeni Valley has been proclaimed a Nature Reserve. The process was officially gazetted on the 16th May 2019. uMngeni Valley is a place of special value as it holds an important...
Promising entrepreneurs awarded for innovative school business ventures.
Led by Teach A Man To Fish in collaboration with WESSA and BWDT the Entrepreneurial and Environmental Empowerment for South African Youth (EEESAY) programme is made possible with funding from the European Union Delegation to South Africa. This milestone endeavour is...
2018/19 Blue Flag status awarded to 66 of SA’s top beaches, sustainable tourism boats and marinas
66 Blue Flags will be proudly flown at 46 beaches, 8 marinas and by 12 sustainable tourism boats around South Africa over the forthcoming 2018/19 South African Blue Flag season, which opens officially on the 1st of November 2018. This was announced at the National...
Radisson Red Hotel awarded Green Key status
An exciting partnership between the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) and the Radisson Hotel Group has resulted in the Radisson RED hotel in Cape Town being awarded with Green Key status. The Green Key award is a leading standard of excellence...