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Conservation Watch Environment Vital move to sharpen up recycling Smoke and mirrors stuff must be cleanly dealt with Outgoing WildTrust CEO, Andrew Venter, spills a few secrets about recycling in South Africa and enthuses about the potential for change. Laura du Toit holds up the mirror. First published by Sunday Tribune GLASS recycling in South Africa is a “disaster”, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal where […] Written by rovingreporters December 29, 2019May 29, 2020
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Environment Training Hollow ring to pipe dream tale He who pays the piper calls the tune. But not so it seems if you’re dealing with a certain hard-to-reach KZN ‘artist’. Rookie reporter Laura du Toit learns things aren’t always as they seem. Written by rovingreporters December 20, 2019December 28, 2019
Conservation Watch Environment Lift off for African vulture safe zones The first of at least five new “vulture safe zones” in Southern Africa are about to take off as private landowners and other partners join the battle to save Africa’s imperilled carrion clean-up birds. Tony Carnie and Fred Kockott report First published by Mongabay Africa’s vulture populations face the prospect of collapsing in much the […] Written by rovingreporters November 30, 2019May 29, 2020
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Environment Why are conservative men so scared of Greta Thunberg? What is it about Greta Thunberg that scares so many ageing, conservative men? Is it because she challenges the old-world industrial capitalist order that gave men the authority over everything, including their women, their children, and their environment? Man Friday columnist Tony Weaver, asks the question. Written by rovingreporters November 20, 2019November 21, 2019