So what’s the real deal with 2010’s World Cup Carbon Footprint?

By SAPeople 03-06-14 13:29

by Anton Cartwright, co-founder of PACE (Promoting Access to Carbon Equity) I read reports of 2010’s carbon footprint with mixed emotions. It should be clear that any quantification of this kind relies on some heroic assumptions but this effort is as good as you can hope for. Unlike previous mega-events (most notably the 2006 World […]

Goanna, Goanna, Gone…

By SAPeople 18-11-09 16:23

If you think you’re having a bad week – take a look at this goanna (similar but different to a South African leguan/legewaan), getting chowed alive by a snake in Australia (at the Pilbara Mine Site in Queensland to be exact). These photos were taken earlier this week. The snake took five hours to finish […]

Help! My neighbour’s son is driving me mad!

By SAPeople 03-06-14 13:29

submitted by lornadp Our neighbour has a brat of a son that can’t leave me alone – he throws trash in our yard, throws stones on our roof, throws stones at our dogs. I made a case of harrassment against him at the police station. Nothing happend. Now he is playing on his father’s employer’s […]

Eish – The Stupid Things Foreigners Say

By SAPeople 03-06-14 13:29

If you’ve stepped foot outside of South Africa you’ve probably been asked one or two fairly ignorant questions about South Africa by a foreigner (and you may just have inadvertently asked them a couple of not-so-smart questions about their country too!). Top 10 Stupidest Things Foreigners Say to South Africans: Are you black? (when you’re […]

Tot Siens to the Citi Golf

By SAPeople 03-06-14 13:29

Eish! No more Citi Golf. Volkswagen announced their decision last week to retire one of South Africa’s most iconic cars after 25 years of production. It’s been a favourite ‘first car’ for so many since its debut in 1984 (when the advertising tagline was ‘red, yellow, blue…not green!’). But the next generation won’t get the […]

Can we STOP Polluting SA’s Air, Water and Landscape!

By SAPeople 03-06-14 13:29

Did you know that in South Africa, dirty fuels like coal are almost exclusively relied on to produce electricity?! This intensive use of non-renewable resources is polluting the air South Africans breathe, the water they drink and scarring the  landscape. Surely it is our collective responsibility to ensure that the next generation enjoys the benefits […]

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