Celebrating World Oceans Day, a Dutch artist has built what he calls a musselorgan in Durban. Stef Veldhuis's installation translates the heartbeat and movement of a mussel under a pier on the beach front, into a symphony of sound through organ pipes. Veldhuis hopes to open the human senses to a world which is otherwise inaccessible to humans. Dries Liebenberg reports

Celebrating World Oceans Day, a Dutch artist has built what he calls a musselorgan in Durban. Stef Veldhuis's installation translates the heartbeat and movement of a mussel under a pier on the beach front, into a symphony of sound through organ pipes. Veldhuis hopes to open the human senses to a world which is otherwise inaccessible to humans. Dries Liebenberg reports

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Dutch artist has mussel playing an organ in Durban for environmental awareness

[LISTEN HERE] By SABC Reporter Minoshni Pillay... KwaZulu-Natal's sole independant candidate punts his so-called "Indian agenda" to take him all the way to the provincial legislature.

[LISTEN HERE] By SABC Reporter Minoshni Pillay... KwaZulu-Natal's sole independant candidate punts his so-called "Indian agenda" to take him all the way to the provincial legislature.

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A chance encounter has led to a Durban police officer helping a homeless man get back on his feet. Constable Shiven Latchman met Siyabonga Phewa while on duty earlier this month. 22-year-old Phewa has been homeless since last year and was struggling to find a job, despite having an excellent academic record. Latchman shared Phewa's story on social media, which sparked an outpouring of support from South Africans. SABC's Taliesha Naidoo reports...

A chance encounter has led to a Durban police officer helping a homeless man get back on his feet. Constable Shiven Latchman met Siyabonga Phewa while on duty earlier this month. 22-year-old Phewa has been homeless since last year and was struggling to find a job, despite having an excellent academic record. Latchman shared Phewa's story on social media, which sparked an outpouring of support from South Africans. SABC's Taliesha Naidoo reports...

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By SABC Reporter Minoshni Pillay... A twenty-year-old South African black rhino programme is bringing hope to its critically endangered species status. The World Wildlife Fund of South Africa's Black Rhino Range Expansion Project works with community landowners and state conservation agencies to increase the numbers of the black rhino population. Poaching largely dropped these from about 1-hundred thousand in the 1960's to fewer than 2- thousand 500 by the mid-1990's.

By SABC Reporter Minoshni Pillay... A twenty-year-old South African black rhino programme is bringing hope to its critically endangered species status. The World Wildlife Fund of South Africa's Black Rhino Range Expansion Project works with community landowners and state conservation agencies to increase the numbers of the black rhino population. Poaching largely dropped these from about 1-hundred thousand in the 1960's to fewer than 2- thousand 500 by the mid-1990's.

Dutch artist has mussel playing an organ in Durban for environmental awareness

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