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latest news & developmentsCape Town’s dilemma: Balancing eviction and rights of the homeless
The need for discussion with people living on the city’s street is vital for a just outcome
Social justice: Hidden impact of the Johannesburg CBD gas explosion
The seismic eruption unmasked the systemic injustices of our infrastructure, and the skewed maintenance thereof, which must be urgently addressed
Giraffes stick their survival necks out
New assessment puts their numbers in Africa at more than 117 000, up by 20% since 2015.
Put health at heart of climate agenda
Climate action will help avert ‘the biggest threat to humanity’, say global health organisations
Hake fishing gets eco-label for fourth time
But endangered sharks and rays are falling through the net, and other imperilled species are being scooped up as bycatch, conservation groups warn
Nearly half of South Africa’s Protea species on the brink of extinction
Loss of habitat to agriculture, the spread of invasive species and changes to natural fire cycles are biggest culprits