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pollution
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New Data Uncovers Shocking Amount Of Illegal Petrol Stations In SA
15 Nov 2024 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
South African journalists have exposed a disturbing web of illegal activities within South Africa’s fuel industry, implicating major players in practices that undermine environmental regulations and consumer trust.
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Thursday Morning Spice
19 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Walkie-talkie explosions spark fresh day of chaos in Lebanon, Tupperware files for bankruptcy, South African wins WorldSkills award, and 11 Golf accessories you need right now.
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From Birds On Prozac To Fish Addicted To Meth, Pharmaceutical Ingredient Pollution Is Seriously Affecting Biodiversity
13 Jun 2024 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Next time you’re thinking of flushing your Prozac down the drain, maybe don’t.
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ActionSA Says City Of Cape Town Is “Killing Businesses And Jobs” By Not Addressing Marine Pollution
14 May 2024 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
At least ActionSA is causing k*k in the right direction – at those in charge, not in the ocean.
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They’re Calling This Area Just Outside Of Johannesburg The Most Polluted Place On Earth
04 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The 1.7 million people who live there are forced to endure the perilous onslaught of some of the planet’s most hazardous pollution, thanks in large part to a heavy veil of smoke that cloaks Africa’s biggest steel mill.
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Top CO2 Polluter Of 2022 Taylor Swift Threatens To Sue Florida Student For Tracking Her Private Jet
08 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
“Elon already got so much shit for picking a fight with this kid, she should really not expect this to go super well PR-wise.”
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Even Hermit Crabs Are Turning Into Plastic, Choosing To Wear Bottle Caps Over Shells [Images]
01 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
All over the world, hermit crabs, who are naturally supposed to scavenge shells as armour for their bodies, are turning increasingly to plastic waste instead.
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Thousands Of Plastic Tents Are Discarded At Festivals – Are Cardboard Tents The Answer?
20 Sep 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Instagram is littered with pictures of revellers setting up camp as they dig in for a few days of fun and chaos. But it hardly ever features the aftermath.
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UN Shares Inconvenient Truth: Joburg’s Air Pollution Worst In Africa
14 Aug 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
As the IQAir live city pollution ranking was released on Friday, Joburg came in at 26th (out of 100) cities on the worst air quality ranking, with an AQI of 72.
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An Update On The Cholera Situation – Seven Rivers Contaminated Now
06 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The civil rights organisation AfriForum has conducted several water tests along the Gauteng waterways in the past month, confirming that seven rivers now carry the potentially deadly disease.
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Mountaineers Have Left The Himalayan Slopes In Absolute Tatters [Video]
31 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Mountaineers have left the Himalayas in absolute shambles, with a few peaks turned into gigantic rubbish dumps.
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Cholera Has Been Detected In Part Of The Vaal River Now
26 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
This legacy of bad quality has turned into a humanitarian crisis, and it could become significantly worse if the government doesn’t get off its fat ass and fix things.
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City Of Cape Town Hits Back: “Pumping Sewage Into The Sea Is Normal”
16 Feb 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
But not only does it make pretty places unbearably stinky, it also supposedly causes frequent bouts of ‘the tummy bug’ to go around, and those are not fun at all.
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Let’s Talk About The Sewerage Problem Wreaking Havoc At Cape Town’s Popular Swim Spots
13 Feb 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Quite a few beaches have been closed across the city over the past few months due to sewage spills, but the issue seems to be more prevalent than we think.
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Hartbeespoort Dam Looks Like A Neglected Rugby Field As Invasive Water Hyacinth Covers 50%
31 Jan 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Hartbeespoort Dam is now nearly 50% covered by invasive water Hyacinth.
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Thursday Morning Spice
09 Jun 2022 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Plastic snow in Antarctica. Invisible opponent boxer dies. Cape to drop COVID regs. Depp might waive Heard’s judgement.
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Study Finds That Air Pollution Impacts Our Thinking
04 May 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
A recently published study confirms that there is a link between air pollution and a decline in cognitive ability.
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Fish Caught In Cape Waters Contaminated By Antibiotics, Disinfectants, Antiretrovirals, Painkillers, And Industrial Chemicals
26 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The ocean surrounding Cape Town is so polluted that chemicals are now accumulating in the flesh of fish.
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Radical Video Shows Chef Removing Plastic From Inside A Fish
23 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Chef Ricardo Muñoz Zurita was horrified by the combs, bottle tops, and other plastics that he recently found inside a fish.
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Atlantic Seaboard Rock Mussels, Starfish And Seaweed Contaminated With Sewage And Pharmaceuticals
14 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Turns out there are a lot of chemicals accumulating on Cape Town’s coasts, and it’s affecting the local marine life.
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SA Province Found To Have “World’s Deadliest Air Pollution”
30 Oct 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Air pollution has been dubbed “the new tobacco”, and wind conditions carry the polluted air west to Johannesburg and Pretoria.
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Sheep Heads, Ovens, Condoms – What’s Clogging Cape Town’s Sewers
24 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 2 Comments
Capetonians are throwing all sorts of questionable junk down into their sewers, causing a huge amount of blockages and overflows.
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You Were Right To Worry About That Green Liquid On Sea Point Beach
18 Jul 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After an image of a green substance flowing from the City’s stormwater system did the rounds, people wanted answers. The City of Cape Town has responded.
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Woolies Finally Doing Something About Their Plastic Packaging Mess
06 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Plastic pollution is wreaking havoc here at home, so it’s good to see that Woolworths are stepping up to the plate.
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Whale Dies With 8kg Of Plastic Inside Its Body [Video]
04 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Plastic pollution has claimed another victim – a whale that had been feeding in a canal in Thailand. The contents of its stomach are sickening.
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Test Cricketers Left Vomiting In India As Pollution Levels Rise
04 Dec 2017 by Kiernan / No Comments
We’re used to seeing ‘rain stopped play’ and ‘bad light stopped play’, but over in New Delhi the rising pollution levels caused the Sri Lankan players some serious discomfort.
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You Might Cry When You See These New Photos Of Human Waste Choking The Ocean
27 Oct 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
After the hurricanes that ravaged islands across the Caribbean, a blanket of rubbish was left floating in the sea. The images are downright depressing.
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The Viral Video That Turned A Swiss Town Into An ‘Open Air Toilet’
27 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A tiny Swiss village has now landed on the tourist map, but locals are condemning visitors for not respecting the area and its beauty.
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Bottled Air Started As A Joke – Now They Can’t Keep Up With Demand [Video]
13 May 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
People laugh about the fact that you can buy bottled water and now, thanks to excessive smog, you can buy bottled air. It’s selling too.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
08 Dec 2015 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Beijing’s first red alert ever. Oscar to appeal. France wants to ban wi-fi. China’s president ‘resigns.’ London tube attacker inspired by California attack. P Diddy and Downton Abbey. Kim’s new baby name.
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