Andrew Crickmay Accountability is the missing piece in Hendrik du Toit’s ‘Call to Action’ 4 min 0 26 November 2025
WATER SCARCITY OP-ED As water resources dwindle, managed aquifer recharge offers hope for a resilient future 6 min 1 By Roger Parsons
DISASTER FALLOUT Legal clash looms over blame for devastating 2017 Knysna fires 4 min 2 By Estelle Ellis
INTO THE DEEP Phytoplankton in peril, global ocean productivity plummeting, CSIR-led study warns 6 min 6 By Kristin Engel
GROUNDUP Waste pickers, South Africa's unseen labour force, continue to fight for recognition and payment rights 6 min 0 By Steve Kretzmann
2024 ELECTIONS How the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) predicts elections results 2 min 1 By Richard Stupart
SEA CHANGE As climate change bites, South Africa’s ports need to adapt and evolve — CSIR 8 min 2 By Kristin Engel
FOOD JUSTICE How community gardens are reducing foodstuff waste and increasing food security in SA 9 min 6 By Kristin Engel
POWER CRISIS Electricity Minister Ramokgopa’s report card after six months on the job has been less than electrifying 7 min 26 By Victoria O’Regan
HEAVY WEATHER Here comes El Niño – and experts warn South Africa to ‘be prepared for the worst’ 4 min 8 By Ethan van Diemen
THE SOLDIER’S NEW CLOTHES Inside the SANDF plan to spend R55,000 per soldier on new uniforms 5 min 37 By Rebecca Davis
South Africa Western Cape: Rainfall this year is breaking records in SA’s ‘most disaster-prone’ province 7 min 3 By Ethan van Diemen and Kristin Engel
VOX POPULI From Benoni to Botrivier, no power for up to 12 hours a day is regular nearly everywhere, say Daily Maverick readers 5 min 6 By Victoria O’Regan
STATE OF DARKNESS Eskom’s ability to provide power is steadily worsening, CSIR stats show 4 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
HEALTHCARE SERVICES OP-ED South Africa’s health infrastructure headed down the same road as Eskom’s power plants 5 min 0 By Claire Botha
VALUE CHAIN Labat enters joint agreement with CSIR to produce medicinal cannabis and hemp 3 min 1 By Neesa Moodley
PLANETARY DETOX Why the world needs a new panel of independent experts to control the ‘chemical avalanche’ 5 min 0 By Tony Carnie
MARINE MENACE South Africa’s plastic pollution strategy is subpar, says new report 3 min 1 By Jamie Venter
ROAD TO RUIN Potholes in South Africa grow from 15 million to 25 million in just five years, SA roads federation reveals 3 min 0 By Velani Ludidi
