Uncategorized Help me get home to my sick child, pleads SA mom stuck in Angola Many South Africans work on oil fields in Angola or are doing business in the west African country. A flight ban in the wake of the coronavirus has stranded at least 250 of them. Matthew Hattingh reports Written by rovingreporters March 26, 2020April 4, 2020
Uncategorized Covid-19: Why testing takes time and what to expect There’s a lot more going on behind the scenes in the testing labs than most patients realise, writes Fatima Khan Written by Fatima Khan March 26, 2020November 15, 2021
Social & Justice Stay at home, South Africans! The Kiffness’s Dave Scott yesterday posted this powerful video, Toto – Africa (Covid 19 version), urging people to stay at home to slow down the spread of coronavirus. As the video goes viral, we await the latest updates from government on how what they intend to do address the pandemic . The Health Ministry yesterday confirmed […] Written by rovingreporters March 23, 2020April 3, 2020
Conservation Watch Environment Twinkle, twinkle little lights: South Coast conservancies show the way A firefly sanctuary – the first of its kind in Africa and one of only four in the world – has been launched on the lower South Coast. Fred Kockott reports. Written by RR March 22, 2020April 3, 2020
Environment Ocean Watch Nurdle hunt maps pollution A worldwide nurdle search spanning six continents is underway, write Jared Sumar and Fred Kockott Written by rovingreporters March 15, 2020April 3, 2020
Conservation Watch Environment Laughter better medicine than Greta, says SA comic Greta Thunberg, the teen green activist, would win more people to her cause if she cracked a few jokes, says actor Written by rovingreporters March 15, 2020April 3, 2020
Environment Ocean Watch Green plan to turn dirty waste into walkways Unrecyclable plastic waste collected from the Umgeni River could soon become part of paving networks, walkways and eco-landscapes in and around Durban, write Jared Sumar and Fred Kockott. This is one of several innovations from Green Corridors – a non-profit social-purpose organisation and incubator of various environmental initiatives. Green Corridors already has in place effective […] Written by rovingreporters March 8, 2020April 3, 2020
Conservation Watch Environment Green Corridors enable people to explore the curative nature of the outdoors Encouraging people to cycle, enjoy nature and the outdoors is among the curative missions of Durban’s Green Corridors, writes Jared Sumar Written by rovingreporters March 8, 2020April 3, 2020
Conservation Watch Environment International bid to save Mawana elephants The Aspinall Foundation – an internationally renowned animal conservation charity – has stepped in to save a herd of 32 elephants in northern KwaZulu-Natal, writes Fred Kockott. First published by Sunday Tribune This follows the goring to death of a conservationist, Beyers Coetzee, by two bull elephants outside the privately-owned Mawana Game Reserve, on Tuesday, […] Written by rovingreporters March 1, 2020April 3, 2020