Holidaymakers flocked to the beaches around Nelson Mandela Bay as the region enjoyed beautiful weather and calm seas for most ...

Two Eastern Cape policemen who worked in a court dealing with cases of perlemoen poaching were themselves arrested this week for allegedly plundering the endangered species. Wayne Kuhn and Willem van ...

In 2024, poachers stripped the Nelson Mandela Bay coastline of an estimated R1.2-billion worth of perlemoen, which ends up in Asia via the black market. Hundreds of illegal divers operate along the ...

Most of the 30 suspected members of a perlemoen poaching syndicate arrested in a Scorpions raid in Gansbaai on Friday, lived lavish lifestyles and drove luxury vehicles. This is according to Scorpions ...

Hermanus, South Africa - Spotters for perlemoen poachers in Hermanus spot the police from afar and often mock them as they try to clamp down on the burgeoning illegal trade. The whistles and hand ...

A proposal that could curb the illegal trade in perlemoen has fallen between two stools, with neither the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism nor its fisheries arm able to explain why the ...

Perlemoen worth R86,000 was confiscated and a suspect arrested after a high-speed chase by Gqeberha flying squad members and Humewood police on Thursday. Police spokesperson Capt Sandra Janse van ...

A haul of perlemoen worth about R1-million was found hidden in the bushes along Port Elizabeth’s Marine Drive on Friday. Police spokeswoman Colonel Priscilla Naidu said members of the Port Elizabeth ...

The chairperson of the Betty's Bay Fishing Forum, convicted last month of perlemoen poaching, is due to appear in the Bellville tax court on Monday, charged with fraud and tax evasion relating to ...

Saul is speaking to GroundUp about the Doring Bay Abalone farm based in the small West Coast fishing village, 40 kilometres north of Lamberts’ Bay. The land-based farm extends along the harbour. The ...