Suspended conservation official wins top award

A suspended senior Northern Cape nature conservation official has won a prestigious international award for his work to save flamingos.

Officials suspended in N Cape flamingo flap

Three senior Northern Cape conservation officials have been suspended, possibly for their efforts to protect flamingos at Kamfers Dam as officials.

Scientists have detected for the first time in Nigeria a new strain of the virus that causes avian influenza -- also known as bird flu.

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