The durable bricks are made from 30% recycled plastic, some of which they collect from a network of 50 waste pickers

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Alleged rhino kingpin and a Mpumalanga businessman appeared in court on charges of the illegal possession and selling of rhino horns

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The quantity of rubbish in the sea is driving a growing alarm among countries whose economies rely on tourism

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This year’s UN climate conference will be the first in-person meeting since COP25 in 2019, when developing countries walked away, outraged by the poor outcome

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Yet plans are underway to import more plastic waste into the country and it has not signed global plastics treaty

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Real dung beetles make waste useful and this steel sculpture does the same for plastic

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Cathy Dreyer, the first female head ranger of the Kruger National Park, speaks to Sheree Bega about earning the trust of black rhinos by reading to them and why the park’s hard-working rangers deserve the admiration of all South Africans

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Judge finds that public participation in democratic processes is not the exclusive preserve of the privileged few who have access to the internet and can read English

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Celebrating collaborative initiatives for the management of climate change.

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In South Africa, environmental activist Fikile Ntshangase and police detective Leroy Bruwer were killed

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Some species have fewer than 50 individuals left in the wild and in South Africa, 6% of its species are threatened

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Scientists can forecast how vulnerable species are to climate change using the right tools

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An international panel of lawyers is asking the International Criminal Court to do just that

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Changes in agriculture will affect blue cranes and heat stress will harm Cape rockjumpers that are already found at higher altitudes

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Tebogo Manamela talks to Lucas Ledwaba about helping to preserve Africa’s heritage and the rewards of working with – and sometimes being attacked by – animals at the Kruger National Park

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The Minerals Council which represents about 90% of the industry, said the country’s hydrogen opportunities were a game changer

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The effects of global warming are negatively affecting mental well-being and will only accelerate in the future, according to a new report

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About half of South Africa's maize crop and 100% of the soya crop is genetically modified — it’s grown with the use of glyphosate. But Bayer South Africa disagrees that it causes cancer

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Eligible COP26 attendees are expected to receive their UK-sponsored Covid-19 jabs this week, but the Climate Action Network says it is too late

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Children are more vulnerable than adults for a number of reasons including an increased risk of death

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