Tuesday Morning Spice

The man who paints trees to combat bark stripping, Hundreds of Venus flytraps stolen from conservation land, Kimberley has lost it's sparkle, and Cape Town projects still halted as mafias intimidate contractors.

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A Conversation With The Man Who Paints Trees To Combat Bark Stripping – In Newlands Forest on the slopes of Devil’s Peak you may notice trees with unobtrusive grey bark part of the way up. Enquiries led to a man who paints them. [dm]

UCT Invites ‘Gupta Agent’ Matshela Koko To Lecture Students On ‘Ethics And Professionalism’ – The University of Cape Town (UCT) last week invited former Eskom boss Matshela Koko – who was heavily implicated in the Gupta family’s capture of the power utility and in a further R2.2 billion corruption scandal for which he was arrested last year – to lecture students on “ethics and professionalism” and other topics. [news24]

Gangs Rule Haiti’s Capital. Some Say They’re Ready To Overthrow The Government Too – From above, Haiti’s capital city Port-au-Prince still looks serene, its white-washed homes climbing steep green hills that encircle a glittering bay. But to step onto its cracked streets requires a careful calculation of risk and reward. [cnn]

Mystery As Hundreds Of Venus Flytraps Stolen From Conservation Land – Digging up the plants and removing them is a felony in North Carolina. [independent]

Kimberley Loses It Sparkle – The Diamond City has lost its shine due to a lack of service delivery. Kimberley is faced with decaying infrastructure, potholes, sewage spills and dry taps. Residents blame poor governance and mismanagement of funds for the dire state of affairs.

France Becomes First Country In 50 Years To Make Abortion A Constitutional Right – French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly been hoping the constitutional revision will set him apart from France’s far-right National Rally party – which is surging in the polls ahead of European elections in June. [sky]

Ex-Twitter CEO Agrawal And Other Former Execs Sue Elon Musk For Severance – Four ex-Twitter executives—including former CEO Parag Agrawal—filed suit against Elon Musk on Monday, alleging he owes them more than $128 million in severance pay after he fired them following his 2022 takeover of the site for “gross negligence” and “willful misconduct.” [forbes]

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