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Virunga DRC rangers killed
  1. Conservation Watch
  2. Environment

Fallen rangers: Deadly militia attack in Virunga

Twelve rangers have fallen victim to senseless killings in Africa’s oldest national park. Fred Kockott reports FREE TO REPUBLISH (see terms below) Virunga National Park officials say 17 people were killed in a sustained attack not far from the park’s headquarters. Armed rebel groups involved in poaching and illegal charcoal production are believed to be […]
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  1. Environment
  2. 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 […]
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  1. Environment
  2. 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 […]
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