Rhino death toll at 350
The number of rhino poached since the beginning of the year has reached 350, the environmental affairs department said on Thursday.
Russia to urgently evacuate arctic post as ice melts
Russia has ordered the urgent evacuation of the 16-strong crew of a drifting Arctic research station after ice floe that hosts the floating laboratory began to disintegrate, officials said.
Australian spends 45th birthday bunking with 2 metre croc
A fisherman in Australia's far north spent his 45th birthday sharing a caravan park cabin with a 2-metre crocodile after a local official refused to let it lodge in his house, news reports said.
Fungus just loves to play footsie
80 to 100 species of fungus have been found to live on people's feet, according to the scientific journal Nature.
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Three farmers charged with trying to kill alleged rhino poacher
Three Limpopo farmers have been arrested for alleged attempted murder after apprehending a suspected rhino poacher.
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife considers no-fly zones to clip poachers' wings
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is considering making KwaZulu-Natal's game reserves no fly zones for private aircraft to help curb rhino poaching, CEO Bandile Mkhize said.ANC launches cellphone app
The Western Cape ANC has launched a cellphone application to communicate with the province's youth ahead of next year's electionsGreen
Neighbours' help needed to curb rhino poaching: MEC
Some of South Africa's neighbouring countries should assist in curbing ongoing rhino poaching, a Mpumalanga official said.
Climate change is the mother of invention
Early humans living in South Africa made cultural and industrial leaps in periods of wetter weather, according to a study released yesterday. The study compared the archaeological record of man's evolution with that of climate change.
10 000 horses to be culled in Australia, activists cry nay
Horse lovers warned of a "bloodbath" Wednesday as marksmen boarded helicopters to begin an aerial cull of up to 10 000 wild horses in drought-stricken central Australia.Gadgets
PayPal fires up new data centre to support growth
PayPal has opened a new data centre to help the online payment division of eBay Inc handle its rapid growth, President David Marcus said on Tuesday.Internet
Labour leader accuses Google of dodging taxes
Google Inc’s tax affairs came under renewed scrutiny in Britain when the leader of the opposition Labour party accused the Internet company of wrongly going to “extraordinary lengths” to avoid paying tax.Gaming
New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft
Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry.Health
