Conservation Watch Environment Harrismith: When the going gets tough, the tough get going The people of Harrismith have set out to fix what has been broken by years of corruption and theft under Jacob Zuma’s ANC and the premiership of Ace Magashule. Theirs is a story of corruption and collapse being repeated across South Africa where the failure of basic services is causing environmental degradation on a massive […] Written by rovingreporters January 23, 2020January 23, 2020
Environment Ocean Watch Headless sharks, scarce great whites and the danger of fish and chips Down Under It was a bizarre and disturbing sight. About 100 sharks – beheaded, finned and gutted – dumped on Strandfontein beach along the False Bay coast. Why were they there? What was their intended destination before being illegally abandoned? Who was responsible? asks Donn Pinnock of the Conservation Action Trust First published by Daily Maverick The […] Written by rovingreporters January 23, 2020April 3, 2020
Environment Ocean Watch Authorities pooh-pooh claims of faecal contamination at an Umhlanga beach as hundreds hit by gastro Scores of holidaymakers have reported that they contracted a gastro bug after swimming at Umhlanga’s Bronze Beach. But authorities say the lurgy wasn’t in the seawater, writes Fatima Khan. First published by Daily Maverick Holidays and runny tummies go together like New Year’s Eve and hangovers. But after hundreds of fun-seekers fell ill in Umhlanga […] Written by rovingreporters January 16, 2020November 15, 2021
Conservation Watch Environment Negotiating a water-scarce world Can the water-rich mineral Ringwoodite provide humans with water in the future and become the “gold of the 21st century”? asks Fatima Khan Written by rovingreporters January 15, 2020November 15, 2021