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One example of the risks of shutting off a water system is causing more leaks. A rapid pressure drop can cause water hammer, a shockwave that can be damaging. Photo: WaterCAN

Consequences be damned

But we suffer even if we did not make the decision – like not having water or electricity for 48 hours

After you: In the Maasai Mara migration, the early bird – or beest – is more likely to be eaten by a crocodile. Photo: Supplied

It’s cool to be kind … in traffic

As Trump cuts through cultural norms faster than through executive orders, there is still value in politeness

That sucks: The illegal trade in South Africa’s succulent plants is a major threat to the survival of many species. Photo: Yurou Guan

Illegal succulent trade pushes SA’s rare plants towards extinction

About 16% (1 589 species) of the world’s estimated 10 000 succulent species occur in the Succulent Karoo Biome

Snoop Dogg blowing a joint, Snoop Dogg, Ancienne Belgique (AB), Brussels, Belgium, 23/11/1998. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)

It’s high time for a joint traffic calming operation

A judicious puff of weed by those who cause carnage on our highways and byways would make driving a pleasant experience, writes Christian Stephen

About 70% of the trade in live cheetahs is unfolding on social media, new research has found.

Social media fuelling illicit trade in cheetahs

About 65% of the web addresses analysed indicated that the users were also trading in other wildlife such as lion, tiger, leopard, reptiles, birds, antelope and primates This…

Disappearing: The mega-stars of the shark world such as the great white get attention, which means that others — like the ghost shark (above) — are forgotten in conservation efforts. Photo: NOAA/OER

Searching for South Africa’s ‘lost sharks’ to save them from extinction

Many may be vanishing before our eyes without anyone paying significant attention

LIANJIANG, CHINA – JUNE 09: Aerial view of an abalone aquaculture farm on June 9, 2020 in Lianjiang County, Fujian Province of China. (Photo by Tan Ailong/VCG via Getty Images)

Covid-19 stems ‘white’ gold rush

The pandemic hit abalone farmers fast and hard. Prices have dropped and backers appear to be losing their appetite for investing in the delicacy

TEHRAN, IRAN – JUNE 15: Citizens wearing masks are seen at a subway after wearing face mask become mandatory in public transports like metro and busses within the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic precautions in Tehran, Iran June 15, 2020. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Uphill battle but Tehran aims to become bike-friendly

A new bike-sharing initiative in the Iranian capital is trying to ameliorate the city’s traffic and pollution problem

The pandemic has transformed the way we live, attend school and do our work, and our cities must change accordingly.

Covid-19 is teaching us how to design healthier cities

The pandemic has transformed the way we live, attend school and do our work, and our cities must change accordingly

When we all face the same problem, innovative solutions can come from anybody

Mobility: South Africans have to find local solutions to solve congestion problems

Congestion in South African cities costs the economy about R3-billion each year

Transport modelling projects that by 2037, peak-hour highway speeds in this province will drop to 10 kilometres per hour.

Ten working days lost to traffic jam

Each year the average South African loses R7 100 in productivity because they’re stuck in traffic, according to navigation company TomTom.

Easy street: Pedestrians take over the Minhocão highway in São Paulo at weekends when it is closed to traffic.

The worm is turning in the heart of São Paulo

The Minhocão highway’s closure has given a semblance of peace and quiet to central São Paulo.

IBM to target Nairobi’s traffic nightmares

Kenyans hope that IBM’s choice of Nairobi as the spot for its first African commercial research centre will provide solution to the city’s traffic.

Proposed bill to see traffic offenders help in mortuaries

A proposed bill could see traffic offenders doing community service in state mortuaries or trauma units, says a report.

Without having clear decisions from government regarding the future of e-tolls, Sanral is finding it difficult to go to the market to borrow funds to finance it. (Gallo Images)

Google Maps adds traffic monitoring for SA cities

Motorists in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town are now able to use Google Maps to avoid traffic congestion, the company says.

Poachers skill up to slip ivory

Poachers skill up to slip ivory, rhino horns out of SA

Conservationists say regulating trade in ivory and rhino horn is getting tougher because syndicates are becoming more sophisticated.

Call for ban on ivory trade after Cape Town shipment seized

‘Worst year ever for elephants’, says watchdog

The past year has seen a record number of large ivory seizures across the world, confirming a sharp increase in the illegal trade in recent years.

A city dangerously on the move

Driving in Luanda requires nerves of steel, nuts of tungsten and a head like a stubborn mule.