Total announces new unit to invest in forests
The head of French energy giant Total announced on Saturday that the company would invest a hundred million dollars annually on a new forest preservation and reforestation project. "We want to set up
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Western Cape dam levels drop even more
Cape Town - The latest average level, for dams across the Western Cape, is 20.83% - compared to 30.09% for the same time last year - MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
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New Zealand summer heatwave sets all-time record
Wellington - New Zealand has sweltered through its hottest summer on record and can expect more of the same if climate change continues unabated, the government's scientific agency said on Tuesday.
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CITES ignores illegal import to China of hundreds of wild elephants from Laos and Zimbabwe
Cape Town - In the last two years, China has imported more than 80 live Asian elephants from across its border in Laos and almost 100 juvenile African elephants from Zimbabwe. They were all destined for
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US the biggest importer of endangered African wildlife trophies
Cape Town - The United States remains the biggest importer of trophy-hunted endangered animals in the world in spite of Donald Trump’s recent public comments overturning a decision by the US Department
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People in African cities are taking charge of their water supplies- and it’s working
The world has made tremendous progress in bridging the gap between water supply and demand. But there’s a long way still to go. In a 2017 joint monitoring report UNICEF and the World Health Organisation
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Silver lining in Cape Town's drought
Moves to save water and boost supply by Cape Town businesses would help in the future, Cape Chamber of Commerce president Janine Myburgh said this week. “The important thing is that all the planning
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Stellenbosch declares Level 6B water restrictions
Cape Town – Joining Cape Town, Stellenbosch municipality is set to enforce Level 6B water restrictions from Monday, February 19, to help extend the availability of water in the region, Mayor Gesie van
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Drought forces Mozambique capital to ration water
Maputo - Mozambique authorities on Wednesday introduced water rationing to more than a million residents in the capital Maputo due to a severe drought. The city is cutting the water supply to consumers
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Water shops cashing in on #DayZero panic warned over municipal water use
Cape Town - Shops cashing in on Cape Town's water panic by selling filtered municipal water without a licence will be targeted in the coming days, a city official said at a briefing on its #DayZero plans
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Egypt raises 'extreme concern' about Nile dam with Ethiopia
Cairo - Egypt's president says he expressed his "extreme concern" over the lack of progress in talks over the construction of a massive Nile dam in Ethiopia during a meeting with that country's visiting