Johannesburg - Three rhino poachers were sentenced to 25 years each by the Phalaborwa Regional Court on Tuesday, according to an SA National Parks (SANParks) spokesperson.

About 40 people have died and more than 100,000 are affected by twin storms that struck Mozambique 18-26 January, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

In previous years, the Diocese of Vasteras, the Lutheran Swedish Church and the Norwegian Lutheran Church Endowment, have been investing heavily in the expansion of pine and eucalyptus tree monocultures in central and northern Mozambique through the companies Chikweti Forests de Niassa, TectonaForests of Zambezia, Ntacua Florestas de Zambezia and Florestas de Messangulo.

Friends of the Earth Mozambique sent an urgent letter to Brian Dames, Chief Executive Officer of Eskom, as well as to our president, Mr Jacob Zuma, and the president of Mozambique, Mr Armando Guebuza, to highlight the plea of people who depend of the natural frow of the Zambezi river and the vital river health for their livelihood and economy...