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Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:54:21 +0000South Africa to get another commission, this one to tackle the climate crisis
A higher carbon tax will be introduced in 2023 for companies with dangerous levels of greenhouse gas emissions
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Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:47:47 +0000Zondo deplores ‘attempted killing’ of state capture witness who implicated Molefe
The deputy chief justice says an attack on one witness may deter many others from giving evidence
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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:31:59 +0000Investigate crimes in Tigray now, or risk a fragmented Ethiopia
For any investigation to be successful, evidence must be collected before it degrades
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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:00:00 +0000Better loot the dead than in the red
Too many eyes on the state’s tills? An SMS from the ANC suggests it’s turning to a pandemic-appropriate source of party funding
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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:00:00 +0000Mpumalanga, Western Cape don’t comply with threatened and protected species rules
The provinces cite limited capacity and funds to implement the regulations
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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:00:00 +0000A Gauteng firm is using bioplastics to limit microplastics
Humans eat, drink and breathe in tens of thousands of micro- and nanoplastics, but research into the effects on health is limited
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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:00:00 +0000Judgments and Jurisprudence: Presiding over presidential petitions in Africa
The verdicts handed down in Kenya and Malawi set a precedent that the quality of an election and the environment in which the election is held do matter and have a bearing on the outcome, regardless of numbers
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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 18:33:14 +0000Meet Norman Chisale, Malawi’s richest bodyguard
Norman Chisale, the former Malawian president’s security chief, is struggling to account for his enormous wealth.
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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 17:59:36 +0000West Africa readies for Ebola battle
Guinea is fighting the virus with a vaccine used in the DRC, while their neighbours Sierra Leone and Liberia increase border surveillance
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Sun, 07 Mar 2021 17:31:58 +0000State’s failure to act leaves Mpumalanga community at land grabbers’ mercy
Mpumalanga land claimants have been failed by state organs, whose officials are not helping them to remove land invaders, despite a court order
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