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…
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…