Barbara Creecy
Barbara Creecy is a South African politician who served as the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. She gained attention recently for her controversial decision regarding fishing closures around key breeding colonies of the critically endangered African penguin, a move that conservationists argue undermines expert recommendations and threatens the species' survival.
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Barbara Creecy, the then minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment, established no-take fishing zones to protect penguin colonies.
African penguins starving – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2025-12-05
Barbara Creecy is a former minister who requested the establishment of the Ministerial Wildlife Well-Being Forum.
Civil society groups urge Ramaphosa to block DA plan to replace environment minister – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-11-12
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is set to visit the scene of the crash as well as the injured passengers.
Forty-two Zimbabweans and Malawians killed after bus veers off road in South Africa
United Kingdom· 2025-10-13
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy announced the allocation of rail slots to new train operating companies.
South Africa-US trade faces uncertain future as Agoa renewal stalls – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-10-10
The plan was approved by former environment minister Barbara Creecy in March 2024.
Government withdraws ‘flawed’ waste-tyre management plan for full review – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-06-02
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy invited private investors to help turn around the country’s freight rail network.
Three factors that could drive a turnaround in SA’s transport sector – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-19
Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy said the draft transformation fund and integrated sector codes will consolidate support for better outcomes in broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE).
Transformation fund introduces new empowerment codes for transport sector – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-17
Barbara Creecy was the former minister of environment who did not make a decision on the appeal for four years.
Phosphate mine proposal in national park sparks outrage – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-01
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy said South Africa recorded its lowest number of Easter weekend road crashes and fatalities in three years.
Vehicle accidents down but pedestrian deaths on the rise, says Creecy – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-04-29
Former Environment Minister Barbara Creecy constituted a ministerial working group that recommended closing the captive breeding sector.
Un éleveur de lions condamné à 10 mois de prison pour cruauté envers les animaux en Afrique du Sud – La Presse de Tunisie
Tunisia· 2025-04-24
Barbara Creecy was rebuked by the supreme court for her delay in publishing regulations to address air pollution.
Court rules against former environment minister over toxic air crisis – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-04-23
Mayor Hill-Lewis is grateful to Minister Barbara Creecy for following through on her commitment.
The International Commodity Summit 2025 welcomes the Port of Cape Town Inclusion in RFI for private sector partnerships. – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-03-28
Barbara Creecy is the former environment minister whose decision to implement interim closures around seabird breeding colonies was reviewed and set aside by the court.
Court order imposes no-fishing zones to safeguard African penguins – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-03-19
Barbara Creecy is George’s predecessor who was taken to court for failing to implement fishing closures.
Hope for endangered penguins as no-fishing zones agreed off South Africa | South AfricaUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-18
Barbara Creecy was the former environment minister whose decision on fishing closures was challenged in court.
Fishing industry, NGOs unite to save critically endangered African penguins – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-03-17
Barbara Creecy is a former environment minister who commissioned a report on the captive lion industry.
South African Predators Association fights to reopen controversial lion bone industry – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-02-28
Barbara Creecy took a gamble on the extinction of the African penguin by disregarding the recommendations of a panel of international experts.
Conservationists fight for scientifically-informed fishing closures to ensure African penguin survival – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-02-12