Environment minister wants out-of-court settlement on ‘fishing rights versus penguin protection’

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New Environment Minister Dion George. (OJ Koloti, Gallo Images)

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George has “thrown a lifeline” to endangered African penguins by instructing his department’s lawyers to settle a lawsuit brought by conservation groups challenging the inadequate closure of areas surrounding their colonies to fishing.

The surprise announcement was made on Tuesday by the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) national executive in a social media post. It…



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