Total announces new unit to invest in forests
The head of French energy giant Total announced on Saturday that the company would invest a hundred million dollars annually on a new forest preservation and reforestation project. "We want to set up
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At least 200 cases reported as typhoid hits Harare- report
Harare – Zimbabwean health officials have reportedly said that at least 200 cases of typhoid have been recorded in Harare, adding that the country is on high alert following a cholera outbreak in Zambia.
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Massive' infrastructure spending needed in Africa, says report
Abidjan - Economic growth in Africa picked up steam last year and is set to accelerate strongly in 2018, but "massive investments" are needed in infrastructure, the African Development Bank (ADB) said
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Study shows the power of DNA database in rhino poaching cases
Research shows that the rhino DNA database is being used to its full extent in persecuting poachers. The Rhinoceros DNA index system (RhODIS) has proven very useful since it was established in 2010
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Day one of new Cape Town water restrictions
Cape Town - As Capetonians awoke to the first day of further water restrictions on Monday, water outages in various areas continued to plague the city. Parts of Zonnebloem, Glencairn, Constantia, Sea
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SA power plant listed 4th dirtiest in world's 'Dirty Dozen'
Paris - South Africa’s Thabametsi project has been listed as one of the “Dirty Dozen projects”, twelve fossil fuel projects worldwide environmental groups say exemplify the massive volumes of public finances
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Vaal tornado leaves more than 1 000 homeless
Midvaal – The tornado that ripped through the Vaal Marina on Monday has left more than a thousand people homeless. It swept through the Vaal Dam on Monday evening, blowing off roof tops, uprooting
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Germany's Siemens to build 2 power plants in Libya
Berlin - Germany's Siemens says it has signed contracts worth some $824m to build two gas-powered electricity plants in Libya. The Munich-based industrial conglomerate said on Monday that the plants
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Cape Town church stands up against nuclear plans
Cape Town – A church near the Parliamentary precinct made its opposition to the government's nuclear plans visible when it unfurled a big yellow banner on Sunday. "New-Clear Power NOT Nuclear," read
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36 people dead in Listeriosis outbreak in SA
Pretoria – More than 30 people have died following an outbreak of Listeriosis. Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced on Tuesday morning that while Listeriosis is a serious disease, it is a disease
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Super beans' raise hopes in hunger-prone parts of Africa
Nwoya — As hunger and climate change threaten parts of Africa, two bean "gene banks" on the continent are pursuing "super" beans that are bred to resist drought conditions. One testing ground is northern