Sars: Media organisations should back off from 'relentless malicious attacks': Sars said Tom Moyane was being treated unfairly after being accused of failing to act against Makwakwa. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Vavi throws his weight behind students protesting for free education: Zwelinzima Vavi has called on South Africa’s working class to throw their weight … [Read more...] about Sars: Media organisations should back off from ‘relentless malicious attacks’
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Why military and market responses are no way to save species from extinction | The Conversation
Why military and market responses are no way to save species from extinction: Markets and militarisation as responses to wildlife threats are dangerous because they often fail. ShutterstockThe arrival of climate change brings with it large-scale habitat loss and unprecedented species extinctions. The booming black and grey markets in already-threatened animals, including the … [Read more...] about Why military and market responses are no way to save species from extinction | The Conversation
Assessing the risk from Africa as Libya loses its chemical weapons | The Conversation
Assessing the risk from Africa as Libya loses its chemical weapons: The threat of chemical weapon attacks is on the rise globally. Reuters/Ueslei MarcelinoLibya’s remaining chemical weapons left over from the Gaddafi regime are now being safely disposed of in a German facility. This eliminates the risk of them falling into the wrong hands. But can these same hands acquire … [Read more...] about Assessing the risk from Africa as Libya loses its chemical weapons | The Conversation
SA News: Summer Citrus from South Africa season finishing strong
Summer Citrus from South Africa season finishing strong: Summer Citrus from South Africa approaches the end of a strong growing season with steady volumes of navels and Midknights available until the end of October. The last conventional vessel will arrive to the port of Philadelphia the week of Sept. 26 ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Olympic Games winners Fiji in … [Read more...] about SA News: Summer Citrus from South Africa season finishing strong
SA News: Is the anti-sugar tax lobby taking a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook?
Is the anti-sugar tax lobby taking a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook?: A sugar tax of at least 20% could prevent about 160 000 new cases of type 2 diabetes in South Africa over the next 20 years, according to a 2015 mathematical model published in the journal PLOS ONE, an international peer-reviewed journal, which lends it si ... Source: "South Africa" - … [Read more...] about SA News: Is the anti-sugar tax lobby taking a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook?