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WATCH | How children are an inspiring hope for the world’s most trafficked mammal beautiful news sa > By beautiful news sa - 25 February 2021 - 07:00 Most people don’t know pangolins exist. And those who do are all-too-often driven by nefarious purpose. The scale-covered mammals live in the wild across Asia and Africa. But every year, more than 10 000 of them end up thrown into a sack or shoved into a freezer. Wanted for their scales and edible meat, the pangolin is the most trafficked mammal in the world. The false belief that their body parts can cure a range of ailments is driving them to extinction. ....
Supplied Loss and devastation were recurring themes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many South Africans suffered devastating family losses that were made worse by the fact that their mourning was restricted by measures put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19. The nation also shared in collective grief when beloved and prominent figures died. Here are seven deaths that South Africans mourned: Gee Six Five: Although her time on stage was short lived, Nkosingiphile Olpha Selepa showed South Africans that it is never too late to go out and live your dream. The 65-year-old PhD student gave South Africa Obani Labantu, her only song release which charted across the country and inspired hashtags and memes. She died on 9 December after giving the country her first and only television performance. It was reported that she died after she tested positive for Covid-19. ....