7 Steps to Getting Rid of Bed Bugs Organically

by Haroun Kola on March 11, 2010

A Bed bug on human skinAs anyone who has been the victim of bed bug infestation will tell you, getting rid of these little blood-sucking vampires is just as difficult to deal with as the actual thought of these horrific bugs crawling all over your body and in your bed while you sleep at night, sucking your blood out for their own sustenance. This guide will tell you how to get rid of these monsters in a simple, cheap, non-toxic, and effective manner that won’t involve several bug bombings of the furniture closest to your body. This is also a great method for people who cannot afford to just toss out their mattress and buy a new one; and even if you do that, you would still want to do everything on this list as that will more than likely not be the only hiding place for these wretched, hell-spawn vermin.

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Get a Head Start on your Summer Garden: How to Grow Basil from Seed

by Haroun Kola on March 10, 2010

Grown Basil Basil has many varieties — each with its own distinct fragrance and characteristics. It is easy to grow, and transforms ordinary meals into culinary treasures! Fresh basil not only tastes better than dried, it actually tastes different, almost as if it were not the same herb. Basil smells so good, and has such attractive blooms for an herb, that it’s also grown in flower gardens as decoration. The blooms are also edible, though if the plant is allowed to bloom regularly its flavor declines.

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Riding Durban’s stadium SkyCar

by Haroun Kola on March 10, 2010

With their World Cup stadium now complete and already hosting football matches, Durban residents cannot seem to get enough of the one-of-a-kind SkyCar that travels up and down the now famous arch of the Moses Mabhida Stadium.

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Video: The eco-friendly vuvuzela

March 10, 2010 World Cup 2010

Business start-up, social upliftment programme, environmental awareness initiative – the Kelp Environmental Learning Project (K.E.L.P) combines all three to give a completely new twist to the South African soccer fan’s trademark vuvuzela trumpet.
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eskom get their dirty hands in the cookie jar

March 10, 2010 Urban Sprout

The World Bank has proposed to give a US$3.75 billion (R29 billion) loan to Eskom to build a number of new coal-fired and nuclear power plants
And at the same time, Eskom plans to raise electricity rates 25% over the next three years. Big polluters are getting cut-rate electricity – the world’s [...]

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greening it up – eskom woes, tranquil winds, it’s curtains for solar energy and more

March 10, 2010 Urban Sprout

Wind power blows away tranquility?
BENEDICTINE monks living in the hills outside Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape, are angry about plans to build a wind farm near their monastery. Brother Timothy Jolley, the Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery prior, yesterday said the Anglican monks feared the noise and visual impact of the 135m turbines would forever destroy [...]

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book review: invaded – the biological invasion of south africa

March 10, 2010 Urban Sprout

Invaded: Leonie JoubertDid you know that there is a secret war going on right here in South Africa? That we are being invaded? No, illegal Zimbabweans are not to blame. Instead Leonie Joubert’s book refers to the biological invasion of South Africa. No, not biological warfare either, but rather the movement of new species [...]

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sa’s crown joule on display at geneva

March 10, 2010 Urban Sprout

Joule at Geneva: SA Car FanOptimal Energy’s Joule is on display at the 80th International Motor Show in Geneva and she’s looking prettier than ever.
When last seen at the Paris Motor Show, the Joule was a static display model and she has now evolved into a pre-production prototype courtesy of Zagato’s Total Design Centre.
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the cost of living next to a vineyard

March 10, 2010 Urban Sprout

Spraying vineyardsIt has been known for some time that people are being affected by spray drift from pesticides, there have been several incidences of pesticide poisonings in South Africa.
“It is estimated that worldwide, 25 million people are poisoned by pesticides each year.” This is the lead slogan of The Air That I [...]

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driving your way to the bank

March 10, 2010 Urban Sprout

I’m sure you’ve heard of a little thing called the recession. Well, in light of recent economic upheavals, I think that many of us are concerned with saving a couple of rand wherever we can. One way of doing this is to drive more efficiently. Most of you probably have a commute to work. By [...]

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chemical warfare. what products in your home are slowly killing you?

March 10, 2010 Urban Sprout

At the end of last month the CANSA association of South Africa launched its in-house initiative aimed at researching the environmental factors that cause cancer. The keynote address was given by Dr Devra Davis, a leading American scientist, who founded the world’s first centre to focus on the environmental factors that cause cancer. [...]

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