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SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY
BRIEFINGS, APRIL 2009
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¶1. (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and
Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, April 2009, Volume 4,
Number 4, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa.
Topics of the newsletter:
-- ANC OFFICIAL ARRESTED IN ABALONE BUST
-- SADC SKIPPER FINED R1.5M FOR SHARK-FINING
-- REGIONAL FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT EXERCISE - A HUGE SUCCESS
-- WESTERN CAPE TO ENCOURAGE AQUACULTURE
-- SOUTH AFRICA TO LAUNCH NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE
-- SOUTH AFRICA ENACTS SCRAP TIRE REGULATIONS
-- VAN SCHALKWYK REAFFIRMS SOUTH AFRICAN POSITIONS ON UNFCC ANNEX
-- NEW NATIONAL PARK PROCLAIMED
-- CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE CENTER UNVEILED
-- BABOONS THREATEN PUBLIC IN FALSE BAY
-- BOUNDLESS SOUTH AFRICA EXPEDITION
-- PRE-HISTORIC INSECTS ON DISPLAY
-- NEW SATELLITE ANTENNA LAUNCHED
-- MONTHLY FACTOID
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ANC Official Arrested in Abalone Bust
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¶1. (U) ANC Western Cape Regional Treasurer Simphiwe Kalolo was
arrested in Hermanus with nearly 2500 kg of illegal abalone in his
possession. South African Police service (SAPS) Senior
Superintendent Pindelwa Mayakala said the SAPS Marine Unit spotted
Kalolo early Sunday morning driving a car plastered with ANC
stickers and a poster of Jacob Zuma. When they tried to arrest him,
he fled. The estimated street value of the confiscated abalone is R
329,000 ($32,000). Media reports say Kalolo has a reputation as a
"well-heeled party animal, who wore brand names clothes and had lots
of girlfriends." Kalolo earned R 30,000 ($3,000) monthly as a
strategic advisor to the Overberg District Mayor, but was fired
after his arrest.
¶2. (U) ANC Regional Secretary Latola Henricks confirmed that Kalolo
was the ANC Regional Treasurer and said he would keep his ANC
position until after the trial. Abalone poaching is rampant in the
area. Many young men from informal settlement are divers, often
swimming to far-off Dyer Island where abalone is easier to find.
Police say the abalone is sold for drugs to traders who sell it to
Chinese triads. One poacher was surprised Kalolo had the abalone on
his car seat. He said, "You don't know when you are going to get to
a roadblock and that is why poachers usually keep poached abalone in
the trunk."
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SADC Skipper Fined R1.5M for Shark-Fining
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¶3. (U) The skipper of a Taiwanese vessel was fined R1.5 million when
1.6 tons of dried shark fins were discovered on the vessel after it
docked in Cape Town harbor in March 2009. Department of
Environmental and Tourism Affairs (DEAT) officials said this was the
largest fine ever imposed for fishing permit violations and that the
1.6 tons was the largest amount of illegal shark fins ever seized in
South Africa. DEAT officials noted that the amount of dried shark
fins aboard the ship indicated it had captured at least thirty tons
of sharks, nearly fifteen times what the crew claims to have caught.
DEAT officials said the vessel would be blacklisted internationally
and the captain would be charged with a criminal offense. TRAFFIC
Africa Senior Program Officer Markus Burgener welcomed the fine,
noting that a recent TRAFFIC report said shark fining results in an
unsustainable level of shark killing. Shark fins are estimated to
be worth between $400-700 per kilogram.
Qbe worth between $400-700 per kilogram.
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Regional Fisheries Enforcement Exercise
- A Huge Success
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¶4. (U) South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania fisheries
inspectors held a 31-day sea patrol exercise along Africa's eastern
coast aboard South Africa's environmental enforcement vessel Sarah
Baartman from February to March. The goal was to improve and
strengthen fisheries surveillance and law enforcement in the SADC
region. DEAT officials reported that inspectors arrested six
vessels and inspected 40 others. One seizure along the Tanzanian
coast resulted in the recovery of more than 290 tons of
illegally-harvested blue fin tuna. The inspectors arrested two
South African hake hand-line vessels off Mossel Bay, and a prawn
fishing boat off the Mozambique coast.
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Western Cape to Encourage Aquaculture
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¶5. (U) The Western Cape Provincial government has introduced a new
aquaculture strategy establishing aquaculture development zones
where fish farms will be concentrated. There are currently
fifty-nine aquaculture farms, producing primarily abalone, trout,
freshwater crayfish, oysters, mussels and seaweed products. The
government believes aquaculture projects can be increased, and
projects that output can grow from the current 2,500 tons to 90,000
tons/year. Western Cape Finance and Tourism MEC Garth Strachan said
the industry is currently characterized by "overregulation,
inappropriate and non-transparent application of legal instruments
and uncoordinated institutional environment."
¶6. (U) Western Cape aquaculture strategy will emphasize tax rebates
or subsidies. Masifundise Development Trust Director Naseegh Jaffer
said these rebates would promote projects by smaller investors. He
noted that the strategy will "pre-zone" certain areas with the
government assisting the private sector by identifying suitable
zones. Jaffer said one natural area for aquaculture would be from
Gansbbaai to Mosel Bay in the southern Cape. He stated that
non-indigenous species of fish would be considered, depending on
market demand, and environmental and risk assessments.
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South Africa to Launch New Electric Vehicle
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¶7. (U) South African government spokesman Themba Maseko announced an
Inter-Ministerial Committee will assess investing in the "Joule",
South Africa's first battery-powered car. Ministries participating
on the Committee include DEAT, Minerals and Energy (DME), Science
and Technology (DST), Trade and Industry (DTI), Treasury and
Transport. The Joule was first unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in
2008, and more recently at the National Climate Change Conference in
Johannesburg. The Joule, designed to be a zero-emissions vehicle,
will be Africa's first locally-manufactured-and-assembled car.
South Africa-born automotive designer Keith Helfet, in partnership
with Optimal Energy, a Cape Town based private company, designed the
six-seat multipurpose vehicle, which will be powered by a normal
220-volt home outlet battery. A fully-charged battery will have a
200 km driving range. The Gauteng provincial government has
expressed an interest in placing the first fleet order. Gauteng is
also being evaluated as a possible site for the first assembly
plant.
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South Africa Enacts Scrap Tire Regulations
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Q------------------------------------------
¶8. (U) The South African Government is drafting regulations to
facilitate environmentally-friendly scrap tire collection and
disposal. Proposed tire levies would range between R15.00 ($1.50)
and R140.00 ($14.00). South African Tire Recycling Project Chief
Executive Etienne Human noted that the tire collection program would
be implemented in phases, starting with car, busses and truck tires.
Human said industry supports the program and that discussions with
mining companies will be held to determine how to economically
collect and recycle mine tires, because they are so large. Human
stated the government would implement the program by the end this
year, and that the scrap tire collection program could begin by
mid-2010.
-------------------------------------
Van Schalkwyk Reaffirms South African
Positions on UNFCC Annex
-------------------------------------
¶9. (U) South African DEAT Minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk announced
at a recent climate change conference that South Africa is not
amenable to creating new classifications of countries under the
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He
said that the UNFCC created only two categories of parties - Annex I
for developed countries, and Annex II for developing countries, and
that any attempt to redefine or dilute the UNFCCC's "common but
differentiated responsibilities' could raise political issues beyond
climate change. Van Schalkwyk emphasized the need to establish a
legally binding instrument for measurable, reportable, finance,
technology and capacity support from developed to developing
countries.
¶10. (U) Van Schalkwyk said, "Signals from President Barack Obama
have been encouraging, although in substance the US is still on a
zero reduction below 1990 levels by 2020 - a level viewed as
unacceptable". He added that no one disputes that emissions from
developing countries are growing rapidly, and no nation has a
plausible excuse for not doing its fair share in carbon reductions.
He said South Africa as a developing country is taking its
responsibility very seriously, and is making serious contributions
in the fight for carbon emissions reduction.
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New National Park Proclaimed
----------------------------
¶11. (U) DEAT established a new Garden Route National Park (GRNP) in
Knysna, Eastern Cape province, combining 52,500 hectors of
newly-proclaimed land and 68,000 hectors of the Tsitsikama and the
Wilderness National Parks. The area has diverse biomes including
indigenous forests, lake and marine protected areas, lowland fynbos
and mountain water catchment areas. DEAT Minister Van Schalkwyk
said DEAT has invested over R411 million ($41.1 million) in park
infrastructure. The South African government has increased
financial assistance for national parks from R85.6 million ($8.5
million) in 2004/05 to R205 million ($20.5 million) in 2009/10.
With the addition of this new park, protected land areas in South
Africa will increase from six to eight percent
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Carbon Capture and Storage Center Unveiled
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¶12. (U) DME Minister Buyelwa Sonjica opened a carbon capture and
storage research center in Johannesburg at the end of March.
Sonjica said that although South Africa is a coal-based economy,
major coal producers "appreciate that carbon capture could help
their industries in the future." South Africa will demonstrate the
new technology through a pilot program injecting carbon into rocks.
Sonica said the government hopes to have a demonstration project by
¶2020. DME reports that South Africa emits over 400 million tons of
carbon per annum, sixty percent of which could be available for
storage. The International Energy Agency described the center as,
"one of the most promising options for mitigating emissions in the
longer term".
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Baboons Threaten Public in False Bay
------------------------------------
¶13. (U) A baboon jumped through an open window into car filled with
passengers at Millers Point on April 13, 2009. Observers said the
driver had been feeding the baboon prior to the event. As the
passengers screamed, the baboon ransacked the car searching for more
food. Eventually the baboon exited back through the window. Baboon
researchers have been calling for large signs warning the public
that it is dangerous to feed baboons. They are also seeking an
Qthat it is dangerous to feed baboons. They are also seeking an
increase in the fine from R 500 ($60) to at least R 5,000 ($600).
University of Cape Town baboon researcher Esm Beamish said, "This
is concrete evidence that people feed baboons and that is why we
have serious problems with that particular troop." Beamish added
that baboons have learned to associate vehicles with food and are
able to open car doors easily. Beamish said although the baboons
will not "unlearn" that behavior, they will quit getting into cars
if they no longer receive food in return. She noted that "the
minute people feed a baboon; it views that person as subordinate
because in a wild troop only the subordinate baboons give away
food."
---------------------------------
Boundless South Africa Expedition
---------------------------------
¶14. (U) The four-month SADC-sponsored Boundless Southern Africa
Expedition will set out in May 2009 from Durban. The goal of the
expedition is to promote tourism and investment in the seven SADC
Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA), i.e., areas straddling two
or more international borders where natural and cultural resources
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are managed collaboratively. SADC Tourism Ministers in 2005
endorsed a TFCA Development Strategy to consolidate marketing,
infrastructure development and investment. Boundless Southern
Africa is the consolidated TFCA marketing brand launched in May 2008
with a secretariat hosted by South Africa's DEAT. The expedition,
led by National Geographic Travel staff member Kingsley Holgate will
start at the National Tourism Indaba in Durban on May 11, 2009 and
end at the mouth of the Orange River in August 2009. The ten
thousand kilometer expedition will cover nine countries, seven
Transfrontier Conservation Areas and thirty National Parks and
Nature Reserves. The expedition will distribute mosquito nets to
pregnant mothers and children under five, and will donate mobile
libraries to communities around the TFCA.
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Pre-Historic Insects on Display
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¶15. (U) Cockroaches, flies, wasps and other insects from one hundred
million years ago are on display at a new exhibit in Maropeng's
Cradle of Humankind. Wits University paleo-entomologist Dr. Ian
McKay put together the exhibit, which includes prehistoric insect
fossils found throughout southern Africa. One exhibit features the
griffen fly, a dragonfly look-alike with a wingspan of 70 cm (27.6
inches). Dr. McKay commented that prehistoric insects grew to such
large sizes because oxygen concentrations in the atmosphere were
higher, allowing for higher plant growth. McKay noted that the
insects that first appeared on earth approximately 400 million years
ago would have been recognizable today as insects. He stated that
insects suddenly grew enormous about 300 million years ago.
¶16. (U) The only insect that has remained the same size over four
hundred million years is the cockroach, which looks today much like
it did in prehistoric times. The exhibit includes two live
cockroaches and two fossil roaches found in the Karoo so that
visitors can compare them. The star attraction in the exhibit is
the Orapa block discovered in the Orapa diamond mine in Botswana.
That site is considered one of the richest in the world for insect
fossils. McKay said the site was once a volcanic lake. Insects
would end up in the "lake," be trapped in the sediment and then
fossilized. The Orapa block contains the fossils of over forty
different insect species, including wasps, and scarab beetles. Only
one-third of the species in the Orapa block have been identified.
The exhibit stays open through July.
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New Satellite Antenna Launched
------------------------------
¶17. (U) The South African Satellite Application Center (SAC), a
division of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
(CSIR) established a new X-band satellite tracking antenna. SAC has
erected a 7.3 meter diameter X-band satellite dish at a cost of R22
million ($2.2 million). CSIR engineers worked with French company
In-SNEC to install the dish. CSIR President Sibusiso Sibisi noted
that the satellite will enable CSIR to acquire valuable data to
support national, regional, and global priorities.
The new dish receives data from France's SPOT-4 and SPOT-5, the
joint Brazilian and Chinese CBERS-2B and the joint
Argentina/Brazil/Danish/French/Italian/US SAC-C satellites. DST
Minster Mosebudi Mangena emphasized that South Africa's goal is to
become a global player in the earth observation satellites. SAC has
Qbecome a global player in the earth observation satellites. SAC has
seventeen other antennas in addition to this new dish.
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Monthly Factoid
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¶18. (U) Table Mountain alone has over 1,500 species of plants, more
than the entire United Kingdom. (www.larktours.com)
La Lime