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 4 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 50 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 24 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 18 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
NATIONAL ENERGY MIX Activists raise concerns as nuclear site close to Cape Town given go-ahead 4 min 5 By Ethan van Diemen
DEAD IN THE WATER High court drives ‘final nail’ into Turkish Karpowership coffin 3 min 7 By Tony Carnie
NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS It’s time to comment on South Africa’s latest climate commitments 5 min 2 By Kristin Engel
TROUBLED WATERS Small-scale fishers stage nationwide protests against ‘unfair’ policies 5 min 0 By Don Pinnock
SHIP-TO-SHIP FUEL TRANSFER New regulations gazetted to shield fragile marine ecosystems from oil spill risks in SA 6 min 1 By Kristin Engel
CLIMATE ADAPTATION South Africa secures $40m grant to enhance nature-based climate resilience for vulnerable communities 8 min 1 By Kristin Engel
