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Land Claims Court’s grazing rights ruling empowers farm dwellers

The judge referred to section 3(4) of ESTA which she said creates a presumption that a person continuously and openly resided on land for a year has consent to do. He said although section 3(4) uses the language of openly residing, it cannot be interpreted narrowly to apply only to a consent to being housed, but must include a consent also to use the land connected to that residence, in this case the grazing of cattle.

Kruger rhino poachers jailed for over half a century

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has revealed that rhino poaching rates in Africa have continued to decline from a peak of 5.3% of the total population in 2015 to 2.3% in 2021. The organisation noted that at least 2,707 rhinos were poached across Africa between 2018 and 2021.

How an envious woman betrayed millionaire football mogul Zola Mahobe

News of his plans to take the team to Brazil so soon after London made the alarm bells ring louder around Zola Mahobe. More people started questioning whether his businesses could sustain his lifestyle, while to others he was an apartheid-era hero who was doing good things for the South African people, especially soccer fans.

Eight warmest years on record witness upsurge in climate change impacts

In East Africa, rainfall has been below average in four consecutive wet seasons, the longest in 40 years, with indications that the current season could also be dry. As a result of the persistent drought and other compounding factors, an estimated 18.4 to 19.3 million people faced food “Crisis” or worse levels of acute food insecurity before June 2022

SADC energy ministers commit to improving life through equitable access to energy and water

The Ministerial meeting further reviewed the regional power generation and transmission projects, petroleum and gas programmes, renewable energy and energy efficiency issues, energy sector regulatory activities implemented by the subsidiary organisations and the International Cooperating Partners supporting SADC Energy programmes.