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Ecoskoops - 2 April 2026

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On today's Ecoskoops, we explore how healthier landscapes lead to healthier lives. Host Isabel Potgieter kicks off with environmental news: Minister Pemmy Majodina's 2025 Green Drop Report reveals wastewater systems in critical state, with failures surging from 39% (334 plants) in 2022 to 47% (396) now, plus Climate Impact Lab's warning of 10x more heat deaths in low-income nations. She continues her discussion with Amiene van der Merwe, co-founder & MD of The Green Cab, on SA's first cost-effective, aggressively green transport solution.
3 Apr English South Africa Daily News · Nature

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