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Numsa conference to prevent capitalist sector rule

Numsa has said that its energy conference was aimed at preventing the renewable energy sector from being dominated by a capitalist system.
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Rhino poachers sentenced to 25 years in prison

Three poachers have been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of illegally hunting endangered rhino in the Kruger National Park.
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Sanef welcomes promise of weather Bill changes

Sanef has welcomed a pledge to scrap a clause in the weather Bill that could see the censoring of the media's reporting of weather and air pollution.
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Parliament gets to grips with rhino poaching

Parliament's portfolio committee on water and environmental affairs is set to begin its public hearings on how best to combat rhino poaching.
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'Rooibos is good for you, and we've got R2m to prove it'

South African researchers are to conduct a R2-million research in a bid to scientifically showcase the healthy properties of Rooibos tea.
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Hazy weather Bill forecast for Parliament today

Parliamentary hearings on the SA Weather Service Amendment Bill are set to continue amid criticism that the legislation is vague and unconstitutional.
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Clause in weather Bill may be revised

The environmental affairs portfolio committee says clauses in the weather Bill need to be revised because it creates the wrong impression.
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Poachers kill rhino bull near Mossel Bay

Rhino poachers have once again struck in the Western Cape, killing a bull on a private farm near Mossel Bay and stripping it of both its horns.
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Possible Moz-SA border fence to fight poaching

Government officials have met to discuss the re-erection of a 150km border fence between Mozambique and South Africa.
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Kruger Park enlists 150 new rangers to protect rhinos

The Kruger National Park will get 150 additional rangers to combat poaching, following news that 11 rhino have been already been killed in SA in 2012.
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Poaching

Rhino lovers issue ultimatum ahead of poaching hearings

Pressure on government to stem the slaughter of rhinos is mounting in the run-up to public hearings on poaching to be hosted in Parliament this month.
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Poachers skill up to slip ivory, rhino horns out of SA

Conservationists say regulating trade in ivory and rhino horn is getting tougher because syndicates are becoming more sophisticated.
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Suspected poachers killed in Kruger Park

Two suspected poachers have been shot and killed in the Kruger Park during an anti-poaching operation after the discovery of eight dehorned rhinos.
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Cloudy weather legislation needs clarity

A storm is brewing over contentious proposed legislation, which aims to punish those issuing severe weather warnings without proper authorisation.
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Eight dehorned rhinos found dead in Kruger Park

Eight dehorned rhino carcasses have been discovered in the Kruger National Park during routine patrols in the Pretoriuskop and Sabie areas.
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Call for ban on ivory trade after Cape Town shipment seized

The International Fund for Animal Welfare has called for a ban on the ivory trade after Malaysia seized a shipment of illegal tusks from Cape Town.
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Footballer scores goal for anti-poaching efforts

As rhino fatalities hit an all-time high at the end of last year, Premier Soccer League star Gordon Gilbert set out to tackle the scourge.
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Proceeds of rhino hunt tender 'will go to the community'

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife has said its rhino hunt tender, won by a KwaZulu-Natal businessman, will benefit the impoverished community of KwaMduku.
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Businessman pays R960 000 to hunt rhino

A Kwazulu-Natal businessman has paid over R960 000 to hunt a white rhino in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve.
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Awful year for SA's rhinos as 2011 poaching shatters record

A record number of rhinos have been poached in South Africa this year as rising demand in Asia for their horns led to a massive upswell in killings.
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