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Hazard: Old tyres are collected for recycling (above) but the flawed management plan to do so has resulted in huge stockpiles. Photo: Redisa
CIRCULAR ECONOMY SOUTH AFRICA

Redisa versus the government: Legal row over discarded tyre crisis

The state’s waste tyre management plan faces a court challenge over unrealistic targets

  • Sheree Bega
10 min read
The South African agricultural sector is on solid ground for now and we shouldn’t be worried — but we should be vigilant.
CARBON DIOXIDE

Climate crisis threatens future maize production in SA and Lesotho

Climate change not only affects the nutritional value of food crops, but also leaves the food supply system vulnerable to production shocks, study finds

  • Chris Gilili
3 min read