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By Adam Vaughan Livestock production is bad for the environmentCultura Creative (RF) / Alamy The amount of nitrogen pollution emitted just by global livestock farming is more than the planet can cope with, prompting scientists to say we need to eat less meat and dairy produce. Fertilisers made for agriculture are high in nitrogen, but…

Manufacturing production has declined for the 10th straight month. Only food and beverages increased  - by 1%. Manufacturing data for April is projected to have fallen sharply due to lockdown. Manufacturing production declined by 5.4% in March, marking the 10th consecutive month of contraction.The figures released on Thursday by Stats SA shows that the biggest negative contributors were…