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Bolsonaro vows to fight ‘illegal deforestation’ in Brazil

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The president has previously floated the idea of opening up protected rainforest areas to agriculture, a highly controversial move
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Attacks on Brazil’s ecological paradises threaten biodiversity

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Brazil's rich biodiversity is under attack from multiple fronts
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The fate of unique species in Tanzania’s coastal forests hangs in the balance

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Tanzania faces the challenge of conserving forests in a developing country with a rapidly expanding population.
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Purring monkey and vegetarian piranha among 400 new Amazon species

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Four years of scientific expeditions have uncovered previously unknown animals and plants in the world's largest tropical rainforest.
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Alarm bells ring over activist death toll

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A new Global Witness report has revealed that environmental activists were killed at the rate of more than two a week in 2011.
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‘UK grocery shoppers are killing Amazon rainforest’

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Greenpeace says British consumers are unwittingly contributing to the devastation of the Amazon rainforest by buying meat products from Tesco.
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World holds its breath as Brazil faces Amazon threat

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All eyes are fixed on Brazil's president as she considers a forest code that could spell the end of vital parts of the Amazon and other forests.
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India’s forest protection laws start getting teeth

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India's forests have long been at the centre of a development-versus-conservation debate in the rising Asian power.
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Coronavirus: South Africa will evacuate citizens from Wuhan

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The government is expected to evacuate citizens from Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak originated
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Primedia CEO Essack leaves following internal battles

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Omar Essack leaves the 702 and 94.7 owners after a protracted standoff with the board
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LIVE BLOG: Fin Min Tito Mboweni presents the 2020 budget

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The budget is usually scheduled for the second-last Wednesday in February, and the ratings agencies deliver their decisions after assessing the country’s plans for the fiscal year ahead
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Over R400-m given to businesses since launch of three-minute overdraft

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The 3-minute overdraft radically reduces the time it takes for businesses to have their working capital needs met
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Tourism can push Africa onto a new path – minister

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The continent is fast becoming a dynamic sought-after tourist destination
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South Africa’s education system is broken and unequal, and must be fixed without further delay

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The Amnesty International report found that the South African government continues to miss its own education upgrading targets
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Business travel industry generates billions

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Meetings Africa is ready to take advantage of this lucrative opportunity
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Conferences connect people to ideas

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The World Expo and Meetings Africa are all about stimulating innovation – and income
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SAB Zenzele Kabili B-BBEE share scheme

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New scheme to be launched following the biggest B-BBEE FMCG payout in South Africa’s history
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Digging deep

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Automation is unstoppable, but if we're strategic about its implementation, it presents major opportunities
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TFSAs are the gymnasts of the retirement savings world

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The idea is to get South Africans to save, but it's best to do your research first to find out if a TFSA is really suited to your needs
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