The Continent — Issue 54, August 7 2021

Untreated effluent from textile factories in in Lesotho, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius and Madagascar pours into rivers, contaminating the water

The deep oceans are a fragile final frontier, largely unknown and untouched but mining companies and governments — other than those in Africa — are eying its mineral riches

The world’s largest monitor lizard has moved up the red list for threatened species, with fewer than 4 000 of the species left

The DA launched its 37-page manifesto on a virtual platform under the banner “The DA gets things done”.