WESSA | News & Events

28 Nov WESSA PRESENTS THE 2020/21 BLUE FLAG AWARDS TO 48 BEACHES, 6 MARINAS AND 4 TOURISM BOATS

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28th Nov 2020 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 27 November 2020....

20 Nov Orion Engineered Carbons Funds The Orion Eco Schools Project in South Africa

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20th November 2020 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 teaching and learning...

29 Jul TGC Learnership Graduation Eastern Cape

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29th July 2020 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)...

28 May World Environment Day

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Embargo date: 28th of May 2020 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...

25 Oct 2019/20 BLUE FLAG STATUS AWARDED TO 64 OF SA’S TOP BEACHES, SUSTAINABLE TOURISM BOATS AND MARINAS

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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 National...

16 Oct EEESAY 2019 Winners

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PRESS RELEASE Innovative High School Businesses Challenge Youth Unemployment 11 October 2019 EEESAY Project awards enterprising high school learners at annual events 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...

15 Sep WESSA recognises Environmental and Conservation stars at 93rd AGM and Annual Awards

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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 was hosted by WESSA’s Northern Areas Region...

11 Jun WESSA Umgeni Valley officially proclaimed Nature Reserve status

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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...

19 Oct Promising entrepreneurs awarded for innovative school business ventures.

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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 producing promising young entrepreneurs...

13 Oct 2018/19 Blue Flag status awarded to 66 of SA’s top beaches, sustainable tourism boats and marinas

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2018/19 Blue Flag status awarded to 66 of SA’s top beaches, sustainable tourism boats and marinas 12 October 2018 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...