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(Photo for illustration: GroundUp) Organized crime syndicates’ focus is shifting from poaching individual plants to harvesting seeds on an industrial scale and an urgent tactical evolution is needed to protect the natural heritage. That is why the DA in the Western Cape considers Tuesday’s intergovernmental information session before the standing committee on environmental affairs and development planning to be a decisive moment for the province’s biodiversity protection. “The meeting of the standing committee seeks to bring together stakeholders in the fight against organized poaching, so that a comprehensive government approach can identify possible gaps in environmental enforcement and strengthen the…
The Western Cape police have expressed great concern after the incident of three murders in Gugulethu on Monday night. The shooting happened around 8:22 p.m. Three people, including a woman, were found with multiple gunshot wounds.The provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Andrè Traut, said the shooting happened on Nontulo Street, New Cross. “SAPS members responded to reports of a shooting in Nontulo Street, New Cross, where they found two bodies, a man and a woman, in the house, both with gunshot wounds to the head and upper body. The third man was found outside the yard with a gunshot wound to…
(Photo: Provided/DA)The Department of Water and Sanitation’s proposed regulations on the management and control of state dams are an unjustified and unlawful attempt to limit public access to dams and extend state control over private property.This is what the civil rights organization AfriForum said after formally submitting comments against the draft regulations that were published on 16 January.AfriForum emphasizes that it supports responsible water management, but that the proposed regulations go far beyond this goal. It introduces a parallel regulatory system that undermines existing rights, imposes excessive administrative burdens and places ordinary use of dams for recreation under state control.An…
14 April 2026 Nico Strydom How would you like to share the article? Zietta Janse van Rensburg (Photo: Zietta Janse van Rensburg/ Facebook) Zietta Janse van Rensburg (40), a former lawyer from Malelane, appeared on Monday with her father-in-law, Johan Janse van Rensburg (73), in the Mbombela (Nelspruit) Magistrate’s Court on charges of fraud, theft and money laundering. Johan applied for bail and referred to his medical condition. He was granted bail of R10 000 on the condition that he hand over his travel documents to the investigating officer. Zietta did not apply for bail and the case was adjourned…
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AI Robotics Training India: Recently, a video is spreading widely on the internet, in which Indian workers working in factories are seen preparing data for AI and robots by wearing cameras on their heads. According to reports, Indian factories have become a means for AI companies to generate data related to human motion and movements. A major reason behind this is cheap labour.Indian workers are giving training to AI and robotsWill Robots Replace Factory Workers: This fear has always haunted humans whether machines will ever replace them. This fear was there even when computers started becoming part of the main…
Hugo Ras is accused of being the mastermind of a rhino poaching syndicate that allegedly put poison in food and gave it to security guards at reserves. He would then believe that he could target rhinos the moment the guards started to get drowsy.
THE negotiations between the two warring countries, the United States and Iran, have reached a dead end. These countries failed to reach an agreement to end the war after negotiations that lasted 21 hours.The talks began after both countries agreed to a two-week ceasefire. It was hoped that the talks would lead to the end of the war that started last month, but yesterday, the United States announced a deadlock in the talks held in Pakistan. The Vice President of the United States, Mr. JD Vance, said that they decided to return to America after the negotiations reached a dead…
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Gary Freeman (65) died on Thursday evening after an elephant attacked and trampled him while he was on a tour in the reserve. (Photo: Facebook/Klaserie Nature Reserve)The tight-knit conservation community of Hoedspruit was plunged into mourning after the death of Gary Freeman, one of the owners of the private Klaserie nature reserve.Freeman (65) died on Thursday evening after an elephant attacked and trampled him while he was on a tour in the reserve.According to Brig. Hlulani Mashaba, police spokesperson in Limpopo, said the incident took place around 18:00 while Freeman was escorting a group of tourists through the bushveld.”Allegedly, the…