Stopping to chat under the shade of a thick-stalked banana plant, Kayaba says malaria is the biggest health problem in her village.
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As the Greek proverb says, why does anybody plant the seeds of a tree whose shade they will never see?
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The shade is the result of tannin released from fynbos roots, the bitter taste of which helps to defend the plant against hungry animals.
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Whenever I ask government officials and ministers why they are taking so long to reach a deal with EDF on building the promised vast new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset, they say "40 years" - and turn a whiter shade of pale.
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