Scientists to scour African waters to gauge ocean pollution
Cape Town – Scientists on Saturday began a five-month mission to study how plastic pollution in Africa’s main rivers... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
DRC plans elephant safe-zone after church intrusion
Matadi – Conservationists in the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday they would create a safe “corridor” for elephants... Read more
20 Apr, 2022
Fuel-laden ship sinks off Tunisia coast
Gabes – A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta sank on Saturday off Tunisia’s... Read more
17 Apr, 2022
Tunisian weavers turn rags into eco-friendly rugs
Nefta – Najet unravels an old pair of jeans, raw material for a designer carpet: traditional, eco-friendly crafts are... Read more
17 Apr, 2022
Diesel ship in distress off Tunisia risks ‘environmental disaster’
Tunis – A ship carrying diesel fuel from Egypt that ran into difficulty off Tunisia risks leaking and creating... Read more
16 Apr, 2022
Crocs swept away by KZN floods recaptured
Durban – More than a dozen crocodiles that went missing from breeding ponds after heavy rains that pummelled South... Read more
14 Apr, 2022
Climate-related health emergencies on the rise in Africa, says WHO
Brazzaville – Climate-related health emergencies are on the rise in Africa, though the continent contributes the least to global warming,... Read more
7 Apr, 2022
PICS | ‘Trash has value’: Kenyan inventor turns plastic into bricks
Nairobi –“Plastic still has value,” said Nzambi Matee of the mountains of discarded oil drums, laundry buckets, yoghurt tubs... Read more
29 Mar, 2022
Court tells SA to curb air pollution in coal hotspot
Johannesburg – In a groundbreaking ruling, a court has ordered the South African government to reduce air pollution in a... Read more
23 Mar, 2022
PICS | Once-starving lions roar back to life in Sudan sanctuary
Al-Bageir – Kandaka the lioness was once sick and emaciated in a rundown zoo in Sudan’s capital, but thanks... Read more
16 Mar, 2022
