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‘Sounds of silence’: an hour from Joburg lies a reserve teeming with wildlife

Go off the beaten track at Bothongo for a soul-soother after the hurly-burly of life.

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Good cops deserve all the respect we can give them

It was a joy to see one such cop in action on Wednesday.

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You know only half of the story

Visit China and fall inlove

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A case for renewable energy: Wind, solar power prevent energy crisis in SA

Renewable energy from independent power producers plays a crucial role in preventing frequent blackouts in South Africa.

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Air China to expand tourism from home base into Africa

Air China currently has an office in Johannesburg operating the Beijing-Shenzhen-Johannesburg route.

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Great Wall of China: At 2700 years old this icon has many stories to tell

For days you stumble through the mountains climbing higher and higher through heat which turns knees to jelly and your fighting spirit to misery.

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Ten days in a row with electricity? Heaven

We go to sleep not knowing if we will have ‘fire’ because the neighbouring tribe, those damn Eskomites, has stolen all our wood.

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Electricity outages in Joburg: City Power says it’s ‘hit the ground running’...

Of 3 000 calls logged daily, 70% are not resolved within 48 hours.

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R200bn power ship deal looms, but Outa says the fight is not over

Speaking in parliament yesterday, Creecy said government would not compromise on the quality of environmental assessments for power projects.

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Corruption and crime deeply embedded in our culture, nothing is safe anymore

More government leaders need to read Hughes’ poem. Whether or not it will sink in through the sheer myopia and arrogance is another question.

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Arrest over magic mushrooms challenged in court

The couple claims psilocin and psilocybin “are not addictive and have therapeutic effects"

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Free State town forced to dump excess solar power ‘to protect the national...

A RFS spokesperson told Saturday Citizen it had intended to supply electricity to, as a first step, only the areas to be load shed.

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Museum in honour of cheetah whisperer who founded wildlife sanctuary

De Wildt a sanctuary for cheetahs considered “problem animals” due to clashes with farmers and encroachment from urban areas.

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Hunters block Creecy’s wildlife management reforms

Wildlife Ranching South Africa and the Professional Hunters Association of South Africa went to court to halt the reforms.

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Thabo Bester: Police commissioner to probe media leak

Masemola said investigators have prioritised the probe into Bester's prison escape.

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SA Tourism’s R1bn Spurs deal still in limbo

Tottenham sponsorship put on hold while Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille ponders worth.

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No catnaps while Tigger rules

Hopefully, the day when he crosses the rainbow bridge is still far off.

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Time is running out for South Africa

We are in deep trouble. And the only thing we can do about it is vote in the 2024 elections.

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Eskom crisis: ‘We shouldn’t have undue expectations of a saviour coming along’

Many, including Mantashe, have called for someone with 'technical experience' to head up the ailing utility.

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André de Ruyter: Set up to fail from the start

Considering Eskom’s problematic need to service its own debt and rampant political interference, De Ruyter was never going to succeed.

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