A family of elephants march in a straight line across the landscape of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is facing a public outcry, with a court battle looming after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government granted exploratory rights for coal to two Chinese companies in one of the country's iconic nature reserves, Hwange National Park. The move…
Mining overall has been hard hit - but junior miners were coming off a very low base when the pandemic struckEasing of lockdown means nothing if companies can't get production to marketSome companies won't surviveWhile the mining industry overall was hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, it is junior miners who sustained the heaviest blows…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…