On Saturday, Clean City South Africa introduced the Adopt a Street Volunteers Network programme to residents of the Johannesburg inner city. A programme, which encourages Johannesburg residents to clean their streets, has been launched in Hillbrow.The programme rewards ongoing participation with grocery and airtime vouchers.Clean City South Africa CEO Dalu Cele is hopeful the programme…
By Michael Marshall Swarm of migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria) near Isalo National Park, Madagascar, in August 2013Nature Picture Library / Alamy A chemical released by locusts turns out to encourage them to swarm. The discovery could help us control the insects, which can destroy swathes of crops. Locusts normally live solitary lives, but sometimes they…
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1 min read W ANT TO BE fitter than ever in 2026? We’ve got your next 12 months of training mapped out to get you there. Every week, Men’s Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel is sharing his best workouts for muscle, strength, and all-around fitness in our MH Muscle newsletter. With every key training component
It's not shocking to see cases of the flu jump up during respiratory virus season. But there's been enough talk about the so-called "super flu" swirling around that it's fair to wonder what's going on out there. “Flu has really taken off in the last week in this country,” William Schaffner, MD, an infectious disease