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Africa wants to ban skin lighteners containing mercury
The use of the toxic products that contain mercury symbolise societies grappling with colourism
Environment department slammed for suspending regulations on trade in hazardous chemicals
South Africa has ‘no real gumption’ when it comes to making tough decisions to protect the environment, says UCT academic
South Africa and other countries ignore waste reduction in climate plan
‘If plastic were a country, it would already be the fifth-largest emitter in the world’
Put health at heart of climate agenda
Climate action will help avert ‘the biggest threat to humanity’, say global health organisations
Top greenhouse gas emitter South Africa earns kudos for new protection measures
The Healthy NDCs Scorecard has recognised South Africa’s efforts in revising its nationally determined contributions to mitigate climate change
A ‘cancer causing’ herbicide has been found in South Africa’s bread and flour
About half of South Africa’s maize crop and 100% of the soya crop is genetically modified — it’s grown with the use of glyphosate. But Bayer South Africa disagrees that it causes…
Plastic: South Africa is 11th-biggest litterbug
The country risks ‘pariah status’ for approach to global plastic waste crisis
Pesticide lobby in sly bid to self-licence
NGOs warn that letting a lobbyist for pesticide firms regulate the scientists who conduct safety tests is putting a ‘fox in charge of the henhouse’