Dion George

Dion George

politician South Africa

Dion George is the current South African Minister of Environment, who recently defended the fishing closure policies implemented by his predecessor, Barbara Creecy, arguing that the decisions made were legally sound and based on extensive consultation, despite ongoing litigation from conservation groups seeking more effective measures to protect the African penguin population.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.01%
Persistence
5 wks
Reach
1,514,217
Power
8,715$
Sentiment
6.79
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
South Africa 4 6.25 1.65% +50% 59,308,690 1,464,412 $350,000 8,642$
Cameroon 1 8.00 0.19% +0% 26,545,863 49,805 $39,000 73$
Totals 5 85,854,553 1,514,217 $389,000 8,715$
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.

Recent Mentions

Cameroon Cameroon: Dion George, the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, emphasized the importance of ozone protection in a statement. 8

Journal du Cameroun – popular Cameroonian news site: L'Afrique du Sud demande qu'on en fasse plus pour protéger la couche d'ozone

South Africa South Africa: Minister Dion George has been accused of failing to set and allocate annual trophy hunting quotas for African elephants, black rhinos, and leopards. 3

Mail & Guardian: Wildlife ranchers slam Dion George over hunting quota standoff – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa South Africa: Dr Dion George is the minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment. 8

Mail & Guardian: Saving the African penguin is a noisy affair – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa South Africa: Dion George is the forestry, fisheries and the environment minister who signed into law the regulations for the environmental management of offshore ship-to-ship transfer. 7

Mail & Guardian: African penguin survival at risk despite ship-to-ship transfer laws – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa South Africa: Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Dion George hailed the arrests as a turning point in the fight against international wildlife crime. 9

Mail & Guardian: Hawks bust rhino trafficking syndicate linked to 964 horns – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa South Africa: Dion George has upheld the 2017 decision granting Eskom environmental authorisation to construct and operate a proposed new nuclear plant in the Western Cape. 6

Mail & Guardian: Dion George gives go ahead for new 4 000MW nuclear plant – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa South Africa: Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George on Thursday released draft regulations to prohibit the manufacture, import, export, distribution and sale of microbeads and products containing them. 9

Mail & Guardian: South Africa proposes ban on polluting plastic microbeads – The Mail & Guardian