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Concerns have been raised by the NSPCA about the export of live sheep by sea.                                             Stock photo. Image: 123RF/Dmitry Pichugin
AL MESSILAH

Court blocks, for now, transport of 70,000 sheep by sea to the Middle East

The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) has welcomed a court ruling interdicting a livestock company from exporting 70,000 sheep at a feedlot in the Eastern Cape to the Middle East. The interdict was granted in favour of the NSPCA on…

  • TimesLIVE
Xylella fastidiosa bacteria blocks the tree’s ability to absorb water. Image: 123RF/antonel
CIHEAM

Glimmer of hope as Italy battles ‘olive tree leprosy’

Working in an arid Italian field of crumbly soil, agronomists are battling a rampant bacterium that has already infected millions of olive trees and could threaten the entire Mediterranean basin. Xylella fastidiosa, which has no known…

  • TimesLIVE
CHRISTIAN DOCUMENTARY FILM

Film explores ‘A Narrow Path’

Epic story of Christian and Muslim unity A NARROW Path is a Christian documentary film that looks at the relationships between Muslims and Christians in Africa and the Middle East and also encourages churches to reach out to their Muslim…

  • Thandeka Ntlonti