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South Africa: Anatomy of a Cover-up, a new documentary from BBC World Service’s award-winning investigative unit, BBC Africa Eye, draws on unprecedented access to evidence and insider testimony, examining whether a detective’s pursuit of the truth ultimately cost him his life. Piecing together the events that led to one of the most explosive criminal cases…

Agriculture is the main source of income for communities in rural Mpumalanga, in the north-east of South Africa. Goats and cattle graze freely across open, communal grasslands. But plastic bags, food wrappers, bottles and other plastic materials have become part of this environment. When the dry season arrives and fresh grass becomes scarce, hungry cattle…