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*2003 World Summit Award recognition
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*2003 Winner of the Highway Africa New Media award
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* 2002 Winner of the
NSTF Award for Science
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This Month's Features
Black gold drives the nation
 The
power of plants: insight into how ancient forests drive southern
Africa's economy through production of coal for fuel.
The problem with the "Pill"
 New research indicates birth control pill could cause long-term problems
with testosterone, and decreased sex drive.
Taking the sting out of beeswax
 This
month the "bush mechanic" brings the beekeeper some handy
tips on how to make a beeswax foundation mould.
Remains of the African slave trade
 Archaeologists
have identified arguably the oldest remains of African slaves dating
to the 1500s in Mexico.
Technology
Enviro-friendly car manufacturing
 Despite
producing enviro-friendly cars, car manufacture can be a big polluter
- we look at some smart innovations to solve the problem.
Tree logging - the only way is up
 Controversial
tree logging methods entailing destructive bulldozed roads, make way
for the only solution -heli-logging.
Conservation
Ants - allies for citrus farmers
 Ants
are pests for citrus farmers, but scientists suggest eco-friendly ways
to turn these insect pests into allies.
The worm versus the abalone
 The
lucrative abalone (perlemoen) industry is often at the mercy of really
tiny worms - a scientist gives the game away.
Insight
 Ugandan
farmers get connected
Farming in "the middle of nowhere", isolated from
knowledge networks is a risky and unprofitable business. Two Ugandan
women provide ICTs - delivering the power to stop poverty.
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In this Issue
brings hope
Search for life on other planets hots up
with the discovery of the smallest extrasolar planet unearthed to date.
Shopping can save the planet - if you are smart - a list of ways in
which you can shop and do your bit for the environment.
Research suggests that focused training regimes and principles account
for black athletes' success on the track.
Gone in a fiery demise 60 years ago the infamous Zeppelin is making a
comeback but without the passengers.
Earth observation technology tackles water
resource management in Africa.
Satellites survey the stability of Africa's largest artificial hole - a
yawning pit 2km across and 762 metres deep.
Health
The controversial closing of donor clinics in areas of high HIV
prevalence linked with a decrease in the prevalence of HIV in donated
blood.
Scientists claim that older drugs may be a good stopgap treatment for
malaria in Africa.
Study shows that climate predictions can can provide warnings of
malaria epidemics many months in advance.
Books
If you wanted to know why the clouds looked so odd outside the
window today, or what to do in case of a thunderstorm, read this.
A new book takes some of the guesswork out of the controversial area of
commercialisation of medicinal plants.
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