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Civil society can contribute to health rights

April 3, 2011 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Johannesburg – Civil society has a critical role to play in fostering an environment that promotes and protects health rights, says Deputy Health Minister Gwen Ramakgopa.

Addressing a meeting of health activists in Johannesburg on Friday, Ramakgopa stressed that health was a human right that sh

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SA’s endangered plants well protected

April 3, 2011 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Cape Town – The Department of Environmental Affairs has given the assurance that concrete measures are being put in place to protect the country’s rare indigenous plant species from extinction.

This comes after Minister Edna Molewa was asked in the National Assembly what the department was doin

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Green power aims to boost property owner income

April 3, 2011 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Mead Property Services, one of the city’s best known property companies, is offering property owners the opportunity to benefit from the government’s generous feed-in tariff relating to solar energy.

Surplus energy generated from a home’s solar panels can be fed back into the national grid

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Rhino poaching a cause for concern

April 3, 2011 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Pretoria – Water and Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa says rhino poaching in the country is a cause for concern as it is continuing to increase at an alarming rate.

Molewa is now calling for more public involvement in the efforts to reduce rhino poaching in the country.

She also too

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