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Sumant Sinha: Green tech to triumph over drilling

“I do believe that climate change is one of the most central issues facing humanity…but eventually I feel that technology, which is driving climate change efforts, will triumph over drilling things out of the ground.”Leanna Byrne speaks to Sumant Sinha, the founder of ReNew, one ...  Show more

Gayton McKenzie, South African minister: Immigration unrest

“This is a legitimate concern of South Africans, where there’s illegal foreigners, people with no paperwork. No country in the world allows that to happen. Why should we? Our message is very simple. We say, South Africa is open for our brothers on the continent, but come here leg ...  Show more

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