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The Amazon River, where Pierre Massyn spent months in Parintins in 1986. (Photo: Provided/ Pierre Massyn) Deforestation in the Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published on Wednesday. South America’s largest country lost 985,000 ha of native vegetation last year – a 20.6% decrease compared to 2024, the MapBiomas monitoring network announced. This is the lowest figure since the network started recording this information in 2019. However, the figure does not include forests destroyed by fires, but after a record fire season in 2024, the country was largely spared from serious wildfires…
INHLANZI will be watered by government departments that owe municipalities as money is about to be withheld. This amount that will be withheld by the Treasury Department will be transferred to those municipalities.This move was made to save those municipalities that are struggling with money. This was expressed by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Enoch Godongwana, when he presented the budget ofR44.9 billion for the department, in Parliament recently. Godongwana complained that municipalities are owed millions by government departments.He said the departments owed the municipalities more than R14 billion.”Government departments owe R8.2 billion. We are planning to hold this money…
LACK of farming land and rampant livestock theft are some of the challenges that the new Chairman of KwaZiulu Natal farmers association, the African Famers Association of Southern Africa (AFASA), Mr. Phikilela Zondi is determined to tackle and face them head on.
Shocking allegations have surfaced about a businessman who calls himself a police officer, Mr. Brown Mogotsi, when he asked for bail at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court yesterday.Evidence was presented that Mogotsi tried to bribe the investigator of his case while he was in custody after his arrest.These allegations that shocked many were revealed by Prosecutor Thami Mpekane while reading the affidavit of the investigator.”After the statement was found and the defendant’s thumbs were rolled, he approached me and wanted to talk as I was about to leave him in custody. He put words about the bail. His words were: ‘Is…
A fiery warning has been issued to the organization that pays government grants in the country, Sassa, about people returning empty-handed and not receiving their money as the investigation continues to find ghosts who are giving away grant money improperly.This investigation commissioned by the Ministry of Treasury, is said to have caused some wage earners to end up not receiving their money. This made the chairperson of the Community Development Committee in Parliament, Ms. Bridget Masango, issue a warning to Sassa to ensure that it does not end up tying people who need to receive their allowances with one belt.He…
THEY WILL REVEAL the different methods they use when they cheat people, in a new program that says Scammers those who use social media do this for the purpose of earning money.This program is produced by the company 2go2 Media, which has programs that have been the talk of the town, includingI Blew It, My Child is-I’mYour Exwill start airing on Sunday on Mzansi Magic at 7.30pm.Boipelo Moeti of 2go2 Media said that they will have this program which they know will open the eyes of many to give a chance to both sides – those who are defrauded and…
The PRAYER of the retired Minister of Police, Mr. Senzo Mchunu, who was in Limpopo on Saturday, turned into a prayer service with President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Cabinet for the salvation of the country.The service was held at Christ Worship House in Thohoyandou, Limpopo.The service brought together different sects under the Vhembe region, who came out in large numbers to be part of Mchunu’s ongoing national prayers in different provinces.Pastor Mpho Ramphago, of the church where the service was held, said it is time for the believers to pray for the President of the country, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, because…
A RESEARCH conducted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has revealed that running government grant programs to support and reduce the burden on unemployed people can help reduce the level of stress in their minds. As this happens, debate continues in different countries about the merits and demerits of introducing the Basic Income Grant, which is also known as Universal Basic Income, which is a grant from the government to help people who lack job opportunities.This study sponsored by the Welcome Trust, and published in the International Journal of Mental Health, was conducted by a team led by Ms Joyce…
NewsFeedIran’s negotiators follow a mandate set by the Supreme National Security Council and approved by Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. The US team under President Trump is led by confidants with fewer technical experts. Iranians see Trump’s interventions as “moving the goalposts.”Published On 27 May 202627 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
THE mother of a 19-year-old man from Dalton is saddened to stay but sadly from Greytown whose body was found outside her home weeks ago with multiple stab wounds to the chest and body.