Oil spill in Algoa Bay
The department of environment‚ forestry and fisheries said between 200 and 400 litres of fuel from the receiving Liberian-flagged vessel MV Chrysanthi had spilt into the sea on Saturday. “SA Marine
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Local rhinos given new lease of life Down Under in fight for survival
The first group of at least 30 SA rhinos is set to emigrate to Australia in 2019 to help ensure the survival of the species. Zookeepers and conservationists have been fencing and vegetating a 560ha
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Bring back the ‘green’ courts, ministry urges
The department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries is calling for the reopening of environmental courts, where cases of illegal fishing, including abalone poaching, would be prioritised. SA’s first
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Study reveals fake medicines are rife in Africa
In Southern Africa‚ Malawi has the most medicines commonly sold in substandard or falsified condition‚ according to pharmacists from the University of North Carolina. SA’s problem is relatively small‚
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Vaal district faces catastrophe as Emfuleni sewage spills into river
The economically depressed Vaal River district is facing catastrophe as sewage from the Emfuleni water waste works continues to spill into the river, with the area’s core agricultural and tourism industries
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Cape Town conference hears nearly 19-million people displaced by climate change in 2017
Nearly 19-million people were displaced because of climate change in 2017‚ said a senior UN climate leader at the opening of a global conference on climate adaptation in Cape Town on Tuesday. "That
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SA’s mass roll-out of revolutionary drug resistant TB treatment a world first
South Africa’s Department of Health on Monday became the first in the world to announce a mass roll-out of a more tolerable drug to fight multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Injectables currently
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Government says national state of disaster over drought has been lifted
The government said on Wednesday that the national state of disaster it declared in March over a drought that has ravaged parts of the country, had lapsed after significant rainfall. The three-year
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Cape Town authorities warn of flood risk as city is set for heavy rain
Captonians’ afternoon commute home will be a wet one as a cold front brings heavy rain and possible flooding to parts of the city on Monday. The rains are good news for the Western Cape‚ which still
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Conservation emergency as endangered hornbills’ numbers plummet
If reincarnation is a thing, one of the worst life forms in which to return must be the chick in the second egg laid by a southern ground hornbill. The second hatchling can expect utter neglect from its
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New tobacco products bill extends reach over electronic smoking
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has published the long-awaited Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill. The publishing paves the way for much stricter tobacco laws that will