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Extreme heat is taking a toll on children’s health in South Africa
Farai Shawn Matiashe
Children have a limited capacity to tolerate extreme heat compared with adults.
South Gauteng learners supplement school lunches with leftover cooking oil from fast-food outlets
Lerato Kodisang
Learners at high schools around Finetown and Lenasia in the south of Johannesburg are using leftover cooking oil to add flavour to their school nutrition programme lunch. Some children have been eating this residue for more than five years in school and at home. The oil, containing fried-food residue, is
Bad weather exposes broken promises in Cefane Hoek
Siyabonga Kamnqa
The municipality says infrastructure improvement projects have already started in other villages and will begin in Cefane Hoek soon.
‘We are sick’: Life in South Africa’s coal heartland
Farai Shawn Matiashe
In recent years, there have been growing calls to shut down coal power stations and transition to renewable energy.
Muyexe community demands answers after child drowns in construction pit
Israel Nkuna
Recent heavy rains have filled the abandoned pit with water, turning it into what residents describe as a dangerous makeshift swimming spot for children in the area.
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