Tony Carnie
Tony Carnie is a Durban-based freelance environmental writer. Born in Kenya, he began his writing career as a cub reporter at The Herald newspaper in Zimbabwe and has covered environmental issues for The Mercury in Durban for more than 30 years. Carnie has won awards for his writing from CNN, SAB, Vodacom and environmental justice groups.
Africa must act on pesticide ‘double standards’
/ 5 March 2020

Africa must act on pesticide ‘double standards’

Humanity has long recognised the essential role of pollinating bees and insects in sustaining life and health, so much so that generations of parents have used the phrase “the birds and the bees” as a metaphor and euphemism to help explain the mechanics of human reproduction to children. Much like the phrase “there are plenty […]