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Lithium mines in Zimbabwe’s communal areas deprive people of their land rights, grazing land and water. Photo: Madelene Cronjé

The invention to detect foot-and-mouth disease in one hour

New technology helps manage the disease that spells gloom for economies and livestock

Overload? South Africans eat more salt than is considered healthy. (Getty Images)

Study finds too much salt can damage immune cell function

The study investigated how sodium intake affects human cells by giving participants 6g of salt in tablet form each day for 14 days, while they continued with their normal diets.

At risk: Cave art on an island in
Indonesia is deteriorating. Photo:
Ratno Sardi/Griffith University/AFP

Human history on the verge of being wiped out by climate change

Cave drawings dating back more than 45 000 years are slowly eroding as temperatures and humidity fluctuate

Hunter: Shuvuuia deserti had the same hearing ability as today’s barn owl. Photo: Julius T Csotonyi/ Leemage/AFP

Tiny dinosaur with big eyes and ‘ears’ hunted in the dark

A tiny theropod, Shuvuuia, the name of which derives from the Mongolian word for bird, is part of a group known as the alvarezsaurus, had both extraordinary hearing and night…

In many regions, human–water systems are already in a post-crisis state of failure. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

A South African solution for better drinking water

Solar-powered purifier removes bad taste and smells from wastewater

An undertaker wearing personal protective equipment applies a sticker to a casket at the Avbob funeral house in Soweto earlier this week. (Photo: Marco Longari/AFP)

Excess deaths rise, starting in Covid hotspot Eastern Cape

As the pandemic’s second wave spreads through the country, the number of excess deaths increases too

Dead serious: South Africa has the highest numbers of diagnosed infections in Africa and ranks sixteenth in the world, with fears of a second wave as infections are increasing. (Photo: Michele Spatari/AFP)

Covid-19 info lags as cases shoot up

Vital information apps and websites are outdated as cases begin to mushroom, especially near the coast, just in time for the December holidays