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Oct 29, 2024 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Susan Comrie |Onke Ngcuka
AMABHUNGANE The pesticide industry is pushing back against the government’s ban on chemicals classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproductive health, and is fighting to keep 115 toxic products on the market. Cancer, birth defects or DNA mutations – these are some of the risks of the 346 pesticides the South African government says must be removed from the shelves by June 2025. Don't want to see this?
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Onke Ngcuka
CLIMATE CRISIS Southern Africa has just emerged from the dry El Niño weather phenomenon, which led Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe to declare national states of disaster over the drought after reduced crop yields. Such a drought would be disastrous in Gauteng, with its water system already experiencing ongoing challenges.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Onke Ngcuka
analysisOrganisations opposing Shell's oil and gas exploration off the Wild Coast were partly disappointed by a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on Monday. It upheld the urgent interdict halting Shell's operations, but a potential opportunity to continue exploration was still on the cards.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Onke Ngcuka
SEISMIC SURVEYS Organisations opposing Shell’s oil and gas exploration off the Wild Coast were partly disappointed by a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on Monday. It upheld the urgent interdict halting Shell’s operations, but a potential opportunity to continue exploration was still on the cards.
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Jun 2, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Onke Ngcuka
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure says it is not yet alarmed by the MK party's calls for a revote, but said it would be 'very interested' if anyone puts lives and property at risk.
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Jun 2, 2024 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Onke Ngcuka
2024 ELECTIONS The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure says it is not yet alarmed by the MK party’s calls for a revote, but said it would be ‘very interested’ if anyone puts lives and property at risk.
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May 16, 2024 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Onke Ngcuka
TAPPED OUT The ongoing Brixton reservoir project is expected to boost Johannesburg’s water storage capacity and supply, alongside the construction of a new Crosby pump station which is expected to begin later in the year. A Joburg Water project comprising a 26-megalitre Brixton reservoir alongside the 2.2-megalitre Brixton water tower is under way as the City of Johannesburg, which is facing ongoing water shortages, looks to increase its water supply. Thus far, 34% of the work has been completed.
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May 9, 2024 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Onke Ngcuka
INVASION FIGHTBACK New technology being tested to clean up Hartbeespoort Dam has seen a ‘drastic improvement’ in water quality at the test site, and the impact is spreading. Notorious for its hypertrophic waters, Hartbeespoort Dam is benefitting from an experimental project to clean it up. The project, spearheaded by BluePlanet South Africa, is an effort to harvest and biocontrol invasive hyacinth through oxygen transfer technology.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Onke Ngcuka
WASTE NOT The fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Ottawa, Canada, has progressed in negotiations to conclude a global treaty to end plastic pollution.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Onke Ngcuka
Among the longest-living insects, the ant population could be threatened as extreme heat sweeps across the globe due to the deepening climate crisis. Earlier this year, heatwaves in parts of Gauteng caused an influx of ants into households as the insects left their nests for cooler conditions. Dr Tom Bishop, a lecturer at the School of Biosciences at Cardiff University, told Daily Maverick, "The main defence that ants have against extreme temperatures is to not be active.
