Environment

Sweetest job in town

Riaan Boucher rarely wears gloves or a protective suit when on the job. I marvel as he reaches for a rooftop comb with his bare hands while a cigarette rests comfortably between his lips. Boucher is completely at home in a hive.
 

No water, no toilet, no school

Water shortages in the townships have forced one school to send their learners home early, while another resorted to locking its toilets.
 

How to think green

One of the biggest looming disasters of our time is global warming and if people don’t look after the  environment, our chances of being able to adapt are very slim.
 

Organizing Chaos

Nobody designed this settlement. For want of a better word, it grew.  No architects, no plans: just chaos dancing with order and a pattern that repeats itself inside itself.
 

R100 gets you up close with nature

One of Grahamstown’s hidden gems is Fairewood Nature Reserve, situated just four kilometres from the city centre, on the road to Port Alfred.

Top tips for sustainable living

“Our world has changed from being a place where people did things, to a place where people buy things,” said Prof Rob O’Donoghue at last Friday’s talk on sustainable living. “But people in the Eastern Cape know how to make a plan,” he said.

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