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 | The Outraged SA Citizens Against Poaching (OSCAP), organisers of a key conference about rhino conservation and the merits or otherwise of introducing a legal trade in rhino horn, claim that advocates of trade are threatening to boycott the conference because their point of view will not be represented. The conference is scheduled for 8-9 April 2014. Read more >>
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 | The Howard G. Buffett Foundation; the Nature Conservation Trust (NCT); and South African National Parks (SANParks) have announced a R255 million, three-year initiative to combat rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park and test anti-poaching tactics that can be applied in other regions of Africa, where poaching can be a source of funding for armed groups. Read more >>
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 | Bobby Jordan The company that brought us e-tolls stands accused of mowing and killing rare and endangered plant species growing along national roads. Read more >>
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 | Woolworths has committed itself to the WWF Water Balance Programme, a 160 hectare 'water balance' alien vegetation clearance project in 24 Rivers catchment, a tributary of the Berg River, by 2015. Read more >>
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 | The city's willingness to consider a plastics-to-oil plant demonstrates its confidence in trying out new things and new technologies to improve efficiency and performance, Mayor Patricia de Lille said on Wednesday (13 March 2014). Read more >>
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 | More than 130 people were rescued by helicopter from floodwaters in Lephalale, formerly Ellisras, in northwestern Limpopo on Tuesday, 11 March. Read more >>
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 | Barclays Africa has been awarded Overall African Deal of the Year for 2013 as well as Africa Power Deal of the Year for 2013 by Project Finance magazine for arranging funding for two greenfield open-cycle gas-turbine (OCGT) power plants in South Africa. Read more >>
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 | The 7th Annual Green Building Convention, hosted by the Green Building Council of South Africa, is set to take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 10-12 September 2014. Read more >>
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 | The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) has advised provincial and municipal centres in areas affected by the recent floods to begin the necessary response preparedness. Read more >>
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