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Bail denied in North Coast rock throwing case
The Tongaat men accused of the rock-throwing murder of two children have been denied bail. Bukeka Silekwa reports.
Bone lions: government passes the buck
The two government departments that should be dealing with the captive lion trade have gone awol, writes Louzel Lombard Steyn
Tributes for minister who leaves a mixed legacy
TRIBUTES have poured in from conservationists and political leaders following the death of South African environmental minister, Edna Molewa.
Claws out at lion trade colloquium: hearing in detail
Fur flew during a two-day colloquium on captive lion breeding, hunting and the bone trade. Opinion was sharply divided among experts, officials, and lobby groups about the dangers and benefits
Not even thieves can stop her business
It takes some doing to open an internet cafe in rural Zululand where broadband is thin on the ground. Izzy Siemann talks to the entrepreneur who made it happen –
Airport plan back on radar
The redevelopment of Durban’s Virginia Airport is in a holding pattern, writes Thabiso Goba.
Yes Minister? What Environmental Affairs told Roving Reporters
Roving Reporters sent Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa a list of questions about her department’s apparent tardiness in expanding South Africa’s Marine Protected Areas.
Scientists up demands for government to protect oceans
A group of young marine scientists are questioning why government is stalling on declaring a network of Marine Protection Areas (MPAs). Fred Kockott reports
Toxic times: primer takes the fight to polluters
A new booklet provides useful information for communities facing pollution problems. Thabiso Goba reports.
Oil drilling to spoil Africa’s biggest treasure trove
IT was one of those news reports that hits you in the guts like a sucker punch, leaving you feeling tired and sick, writes Tony Weaver in his latest Man
