ANALYSIS The questions the DA and Steenhuisen won’t answer over the Dion George ministerial saga 5 min 29 By Rebecca Davis
ANALYSIS Trump’s ‘false’ farm killings and the politics lurking around SA’s crime stats 8 min 2 By Caryn Dolley
ANALYSIS The DA’s Gordian knot: How the party’s internal feud could affect the elections 4 min 7 By Stephen Grootes
Esther Netshivhongweni Why Dion George’s failure is Willem Aucamp’s opportunity for wildlife management justice 4 min 7 24 November 2025
FATAL POLICY ERROR OP-ED Legalising rhino horn is a deadly mistake, and CITES CoP20 must close the door completely 7 min 2 By Adam Cruise
Mmusi Maimane GNU’s coalition politics mutating into a dangerous scramble for executive power 4 min 0 21 November 2025
FIGHT BACK Axed Environment Minister Dion George suing for millions for defamation 3 min 6 By Rebecca Davis
COP30 SA technical team negotiates without a political head as Brazil climate summit moves along 5 min 0 By Kristin Engel
DEFAULT JUDGMENT Big-spending Steenhuisen faces scrutiny as DA fallout over axed Dion George continues 4 min 55 By Rebecca Davis
ANALYSIS Can SA maintain its climate influence without its environment minister at COP30? 8 min 1 By Kristin Engel
CABINET RESHUFFLE ‘I respect the party’s decision,’ says Dion George after axing 3 min 5 By Victoria O’Regan
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Environment Minister Dion George axed, despite ‘doing my job without fear, favour or prejudice’ 6 min 46 By Don Pinnock
CREDIBILITY IN THE CROSSHAIRS OP-ED Steenhuisen’s lion bone gambit — firing the one minister who finally took on the wildlife trade 6 min 25 By Adam Cruise
CAPTURED DEPARTMENT ANALYSIS The sacking of Dion George — how a progressive minister is being taken down by the wildlife breeders 7 min 19 By Don Pinnock
DRAMATIC SHIFT OP-ED Is South Africa breaking ranks on the ivory trade in lead-up to CITES CoP20? 5 min 0 By Adam Cruise
HOPE FOR THE OCEANS Landmark High Seas Treaty ratified, opening a new era for ocean governance 6 min 2 By Don Pinnock
FEED PEOPLE, NOT LANDFILL OP-ED Food loss and waste — the critical lever missing from South Africa’s climate strategy 3 min 0 By Ravi Pillay
SEABIRD ‘BETRAYAL’ Minister Dion George’s African penguin ‘lifeline’ a slap in the face for conservation experts 9 min 0 By Kristin Engel
POLITICALLY AWEH SA’s surprise environment minister vows efficiency, green projects and no fracking 3 min 0 By Politically Aweh
INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME ‘Rhino baron’ John Hume in court for 964 ‘fraudulent’ horn permit deals 6 min 11 By Tony Carnie
