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Original article: https://www.businessday.co.za/news/science-and-environment/

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Fact-Check Results

“Diabetes patients who stop GLP-1 drugs increase risk to heart”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No relevant evidence found in archive to verify or refute claim about GLP-1 drugs and heart risk
“Months of stopping can undo years of progress”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence found in archive to assess claim about reversing diabetes progress through drug cessation
“Agriculture department lobbying Treasury for more money to fight foot and mouth disease”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence found in archive to confirm Agriculture Department's lobbying activities
“Mass FMD vaccination drive targets 80% of cattle by December”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence found in archive to verify foot-and-mouth disease vaccination targets
“‘King coal’ is back despite global shift, says Mantashe”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence found in archive to confirm Mantashe's statements about coal's role
“Coal still underpins jobs, energy supply and beneficiation, Gwede Mantashe says”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence found in archive to verify Mantashe's claims about coal's economic impact
“Gauteng steps up foot-and-mouth disease response, with more than 286,000 animals vaccinated”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence found in archive to confirm Gauteng's vaccination numbers
“Province calls for vaccine self-reliance and national co-ordination as outbreak worsens”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence found in archive to verify Gauteng's calls for vaccine coordination
“SA resumes foot-and-mouth disease virus strain submissions to UK’s Pirbright Institute”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence found in archive to confirm SA's resumption of virus strain submissions
“Submission to UK lab forms part of government’s 10-year eradication plan”
❓ INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — No evidence found in archive to verify link between strain submissions and eradication plans
“IISD warns Eskom bailouts and fuel subsidies are slowing energy transition”
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“Climate commission has strengthened SA’s international climate voice, says president”
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“‘Code-red’ climate warnings: eThekwini is a ‘sitting duck’ for next disaster”
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“Department says eutrophication and ammonia toxicity, not coastal algal blooms, drove the estuary die-off”
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“Climate extremes expose widening insurance gap for SA businesses”
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“Maize price plunge sets stage for consumer relief, but farmers feel the pinch”
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“SA agribusiness confidence boosted by improved exports and weather optimism”
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“SA must speed up just transition as climate risks rise, Ramaphosa warns”
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“WATCH | Fish deaths in Hartenbos estuary not linked to red tide or sewage spill, says fisheries department”
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“Canegrowers group urges government to scrap sugar tax amid surge in imports”
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“Botswana has banned vegetable imports again”
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“The levy and subsidised imports threaten thousands of rural jobs and local production”
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“Economist urge South Africa to engage after abrupt policy reversal”
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“Export strength, La Niña rains and vaccine rollout lift sentiment”
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“Widening insurance protection gap exposes businesses to climate shocks, report warns”
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“Fossil fuels consumed most of South Africa’s nearly R200bn in energy subsidies, report says”
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“Climate experts flag Durban as high-risk as cyclone threats grow and readiness lags”
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