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Crop diversification with shrubby legumes mixed with soybean and peanuts could be the key to sustaining the green revolution in Africa, according to a Michigan State University study. The study, which appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, states that diversifying crops would boost production of nutrient-enriched grain by 12% to 23%, [...] Phila, the rhino that has been shot nine times by poachers in two seperate incidents, is unhappy at her new home in Johannesburg Zoo Ms. Selomie Maritz, private rhino owner of Ubumanzi Lodge at Naboomspruit, Limpopo, said that after visiting Phila during the week, she is very concerned about her. Fear and Flies “She was scared to move [...] Do the words “energy efficiency” conjure up images of you and the family shivering in a dark room? They shouldn’t. South Africa’s energy supply emergency may have made us worry that we were headed for the “Dark” Ages unless we got rid of every single appliance we own, but the truth is we can make [...] Johannesburg – The Green Scorpions are conducting inspections around the country as part of a national environmental law compliance campaign, they said on Monday. Officially known as the Environmental Management Inspectorate, they had already paid visits to sites in KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State and were moving to the Eastern Cape, spokesperson Roopa Singh said in [...] There are lots you can do to help protect the environment without spending a cent. Begin by simply changing habits and then slowly incorporate a better way of spending your hard-earned cash. You, the consumer, have the power in your purse to make a very tangible difference. Ideas that are free: Recycling This is so easy to do. I [...] A massive green rush is under way in South Africa, with major energy, construction and finance companies setting up specialised renewable energy units in anticipation of the government finalising the rules of engagement at the end of the year. The government has set a target of 4%, or 1 025MW, of renewable energy installed from private [...] Did you know that there are 1.8 billion people that use the internet, yet there are still 1 billion that do not have an adequate supply of fresh water? Or that by the year 2030 we will need two earths to keep up with our natural resource consumption? The statistics are shocking. As a species, we are [...] |
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