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Nurdle hunt maps pollution

To take part in the hunt, people should head to a beach or waterway and report their findings – the number of nurdles they see or collect – to … See more

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Bats in the belfry: Time for a rethink on a troubling harvest – …

WebThere’s strong evidence the Covid-19 pandemic responsible for killing more than 108 000 people, infecting at least 1.7 million and shutting down economies globally, …

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Wild about weeds: Don’t let a world of nutrition (and learning) slip

WebLONG LIFE: Teachers Phumzile Manana and Zandile Mdletshe harvesting Gotu Kola. Dubbed the herb of longevity, it has many uses including as an anti-inflammatory, to …

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Fikile Ntshangase opposed a mine extension. Last night she was …

WebThe Somkhele coal mine is situated on the border of Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Park. Photo: Rob Symons. Youens said over the past two years, Tendele’s …

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Red Fish Down: Marine protected areas are critical to the future of

WebThese days the Red Roman is listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List for Threatened Species. Picture: Steve Benjamin Plight. But knowing this does not tell the …

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Alas poor Yorick: Musings on masks and mortality by top medic

WebSome of us will survive the coronavirus pandemic. Some of us will not. In the meantime, wear a mask, says respected physician Dr Jonas Sharma. Sharma's frank …

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Enviro Champs tackle Pietermaritzburg river pollution

WebA community-based programme is helping to clean rivers in the KZN capital. Mlu Mdletshe and Matthew Hattingh report. On a recent winter morning, dozens of young people …

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Toxic times: primer takes the fight to polluters

WebA new booklet provides useful information for communities facing pollution problems. Thabiso Goba reports. ACTIVISTS and academics have joined forces to publish a …

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Swimming against the tide of sewage: Standerton sanfus stir up …

WebAn intrepid band of activist-athletes are drawing attention to a pressing pollution problem, with their latest target the Vaal River that flows through the Mpumalanga town of …

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HIGH STAKES AT SOMKHELE

WebShootings, threats and other violence have ratcheted up tensions in Somkhele where a mine extension has exposed deep fault lines in a poor community. Fred Kockott …

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Environmental lawyers put screws back on a Zululand anthracite …

WebThe Somkhele mine “With the Global Climate Strike taking place, there is strong evidence of increasing momentum to hold companies and governments to account and to put …

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‘Environmental hero company’ charged for massive Durban air, …

WebMarathon legal case looms large for agrochemical giant in wake of Durban’s disastrous chemical spill. Tony Carnie reports. First published by Daily Maverick. Criminal charges …

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Beyond the carnage: The life of Sanele Goodness May

WebWHILE newspapers and television stations splashed and beamed pictures of Sanele Goodness May crying in the dock on Monday, a Roving Reporters team entered the …

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Disaster fund needed to clean Duzi river spill – Roving Reporters

WebAs a major KwaZulu-Natal river turned into a cauldron of dying fish this week, Willowton Oil – the company responsible for the pollution incident – has been called upon to set up a …

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South Coast water disaster needs hardware experts

WebBroken pump station and crumbling infrastructure leaves thousands at risk. It has been more than a month now that “water outages” have plagued Port Edward and surrounding …

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Covid shark video lands the WHO in hot water – Roving Reporters

WebConservationists have torn into the World Health Organisation (WHO) for likening Covid-19 to shark attacks. A video released by the WHO to encourage people to get vaccinated, …

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Abortion stigma strikes

WebYoung women wanting abortions have resorted to sleeping overnight on the pavement outside Durban’s Addington Hospital. First published by the Sunday Tribune. …

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Inside Durban’s abortion abyss

WebREPORTER'S NOTEBOOK Polka dot blankets and pillows line the pavement outside Addington Hospital’s health clinic where women waiting to have abortions lie curled up …

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System failure: sewage spill shuts Durban beaches

WebDurban’s beaches are off limits for bathing, surfing and fishing after hundreds of thousands of litres of raw sewage began flowing into the harbour. The eThekwini municipality parks, …

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