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by Tony Carnie, Daily MaverickJune 8, 2022 Government Decades Behind Schedule on Mine Pollution There are roughly 6,100 “derelict or ownerless” mines scattered across South Africa, many of which can expose people and the environment to significant harm due to pollution of the air, water and soil. Whether it is …

by Tony Carnie, Daily MaverickJune 15, 2022 Sewage Causes Beach Closures for Top Tourist Destination More than two months after all Durban’s beaches were closed because of the devastating April floods, several sewage treatment works are still kaput – and it could take several months to repair them. Large sections …

by Tiara Walters, Daily MaverickMay 17, 2022 Supergiant oilfields are simmering below the Southern Ocean, the warming waters at the bottom of the Earth that wrap around the melting, icy Antarctic, a litany of Kremlin sources suggest. Despite the 1998 Antarctic mining ban — ratified by Russia and 28 other …

I came across this video clip from the BBC explaining how they check facts before broadcasting or publishing any news item. Below is a transcript of the video. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/61096713 Below is the transcript of this video above No, this video isn’t from Ukraine it’s actually from a video game and …

Thanks to the BBC for posting a historical timeline of the historic events in Ukraine from the 9th Century up to 2020. Even with my Polish roots, I had no idea of the turbid history that Ukraine has been through. A Chronology of Key Events: 9th century – Founding of Kievan …

The great Afrikaans poet and South African playwright NP Van Wyk Louw once wrote a sonnet that described how with his little chisel he had cracked a rock and succeeded in splitting the universe right open. To me that’s always been one of those pictures that sticks in the mind …

Did you know there is such a person as a “removalist”? – and I don’t mean someone who helps you pack up your house and move on. No, a removalist is someone who specializes in cleaning up your internet presence. Your digital footprint can help or harm you in your …

The gross blunder of President Ramaphosa in foreign policy – silencing those in ANC ranks who condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – is going to cost South Africa dearly. Although the US Ambassador to this country says we will reason friends it’s perfectly obvious that the majority of nations look …

This new advance enables a dramatic increase in energy-producing capacity for every square meter installed. by Nick Szymanowski MIT Scientists Discover New Way to Clean PV Panels Resources of every kind are in high demand. At the same time, numerous ecological overshoot issues cause climate chaos, in turn creating an …

By Nick Szymanowski As the global economy rebounded from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, increased use of coal caused carbon emissions to soar to the highest levels in history. An International Energy Agency (IEA) report states that emissions rose by 6% to an earth-shattering 36.3 billion tonnes.  IEA Warning Cannot …