South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water: study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead
A new Water Research Commission study has found that Cape Town residents may be willing to shift to flushing their toilets ...
BYD launching three vehicles in SA this week, including 321kW bakkie - here's how much they could cost
BYD is preparing to expand its South African line-up with the Shark 6, Sealion 6 and Sealion 7 vehicles, bringing hybrid ...
Scientists bank on weevil beetle to save Southern Africa’s freshwater from alien plant invasion
South Africa is unleashing weevil beetles in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of salvinia minima, an alien species of ...
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Scientists hope hungry weevils from Louisiana can tackle South Africa's invasive water plants
HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa — Dozens of tiny black weevils cling onto a fern plant as it is tossed onto a leafy green mat ...
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Navy jets intercept Russian spy plane near aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson
Navy fighter jets recently intercepted a Russian spy plane flying near an aircraft carrier ordered to the Middle East to support U.S. military strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi militants, ...
Why South Africa’s ‘Forgotten Mountains’ Should Be Your Next Sustainable Safari Destination
Venture to the lesser explored Soutpansberg Mountains and discover an eco-lodge redefining not just the safari, but what it ...
Two killer whales are hunting great white sharks — to eat their livers
Two killer whales have killed dozens — if not hundreds — of sharks, including the vaunted great whites, with an ease that has ...
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Miami Dolphin's bold move hints at Tua's uncertain role with the team
The Miami Dolphins find themselves at a pivotal juncture with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, whose long-term role in the franchise appears to be in question. Despite handing the 26-year-old ...
Nostalgia and progress are a tough balance. This Bay Area downtown gets it right
The Peninsula has changed so much since I grew up in Burlingame in the 1970s and ’80s that I sometimes wonder whether I imagined the whole thing. All of my favorite South Bay movie theaters, comic ...
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What Dolphin was restructured, contracts of new players and where Miami stands with cap
The Dolphins re-signed Benito Jones on Thursday. In other news... Dolphins right tackle Austin Jackson couldn’t help the team late last season because of a knee injury. But he helped the ...
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The success of Ivory Coast is Africa’s best-kept secret
His parents moved to Ivory Coast in the 1980s, towards the end of a period of exceptional economic growth that economists dubbed the “Ivorian miracle”. They came to work, drawn by the country ...
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Why isn’t AFRICOM in Africa? Here’s a look at the command’s history and its uncertain future
STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command was in the political crosshairs even before it stood up 18 years ago in Germany’s automotive capital. From the outset, putting a four-star military ...