BURN NOTICE It's official — 2024 warmest year on record globally, first to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level 4 min 8 By Ed Stoddard
DEATH BY PARALYSIS Slow demise — plea to end suffering of waterbirds in polluted Kimberley wetland 5 min 15 By Tony Carnie
CHARGING AHEAD New tax incentive set to transform South Africa’s automotive sector towards cleaner vehicles 4 min 5 By Ethan van Diemen
WATER WOES Tides of controversy: Coastal water quality becomes a battleground in Cape Town 9 min 69 By Kristin Engel
PHOTO ESSAY In pictures – Wildfire rips through Los Angeles suburbs as citizens brace for more hardship 7 min 2 By Daily Maverick Photo Team
‘SAND BALLS’ AND EFFLUENT ‘Beach bolletjies’ and new sewage leaks lead to Durban swimming, fishing ban 4 min 17 By Tony Carnie
ISS TODAY OP-ED Rare clivias targeted in southern Africa’s evolving illegal plant trade 5 min 5 By Carina Bruwer
WEATHER WATCH Motorists warned: Flash floods and hazardous driving conditions expected after festive season 6 min 0 By Julia Evans
GREEN MENACE Tshwane's Hennops River turns green: algal blooms signal a growing environmental crisis 5 min 12 By Tamsin Metelerkamp and Ethan van Diemen
PREHISTORIC TREASURE TROVE Glimpses of Stone Age ‘workshops’ — archaeologists shed light on hunter-gatherer toolmaking 7 min 2 By Yves Vanderhaeghen
ROVING REPORTERS COP16 report card — global leaders make some biodiversity strides, but major challenges remain 7 min 1 By Roving Reporters
CAPE TOWN BLAZE Table Mountain fire ‘largely contained’ as alleged arsonist arrested 4 min 4 By Ethan van Diemen
COMPLIANCE CRACKDOWN Polluters and poachers feel the sting of environmental guardians the Green Scorpions 8 min 3 By Tony Carnie
OBP CHAMPIONS OF THE YEAR RUNNERS-UP Tireless efforts to save rhinos and protect the environment 2 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
2024 PEOPLE OF THE YEAR Dirtbag of the Year: Russia plunges ahead with war on environment 4 min 7 By Tiara Walters
OBP DIRTBAG OF THE YEAR RUNNERS-UP An animal rights abuse ‘death ship’ and a polluting coal mine 3 min 0 By Nkululeko Ndlovu
2024 PEOPLE OF THE YEAR OBP Heroes of the Year: Activists who risk their lives to protect beloved land and community 4 min 1 By Tony Carnie
POWER PLAN Electricity Minister unveils preferred bidders for solar and battery storage projects 5 min 10 By Kristin Engel
