WATER CRISIS Power failures exacerbate Joburg’s prolonged water shortages, fuelling public outrage 5 min 4 By Julia Evans
BLOW YOUR MIND 3D whales are coming to Hermanus as global beacons for marine conservation and education 4 min 0 By Liz Clarke
GIANT COMEBACK Whale superhighways along the West Coast — a conservation success story 8 min 0 By Gunnar Oberhosel
CLEAN TRANSPORT TECH End of the combustion era? Smart innovations are efficiently driving the future of transport 5 min 3 By Ethan van Diemen
CLIMATE JUSTICE EU carbon border tax poses existential threat to SA’s aluminium exports — experts 5 min 3 By Ethan van Diemen
INTO THE DEEP Phytoplankton in peril, global ocean productivity plummeting, CSIR-led study warns 6 min 6 By Kristin Engel
THE CONVERSATION Cape Town urban food gardens grow bonds for young farmers, create jobs and boost conservation 5 min 0 By Tinashe P Kanosvamhira
MOUNTAIN WONDER Big win for a tiny butterfly in Limpopo — the rare Wolkberg Zulu gets legal protection 5 min 6 By Kristin Engel
TAPPED OUT Water everywhere but not a drop to drink — how unchecked leaks exacerbate Johannesburg’s water crisis 5 min 9 By Julia Evans
MOUNTAINS & MINES Mining, succulent poaching and drought push species to the brink in the Richtersveld 8 min 3 By Kristin Engel
SEA CHANGE SA cracks down on ship pollution amid suspected shipwreck oil spill off the West Coast 6 min 2 By Kristin Engel
FIRE SEASON Cape Town blaze under control as community rallies after wildfire threatens Bo-Kaap neighbourhood 3 min 0 By Kristin Engel
RENEWABLE ENERGY Discovery Green wheels in five new agreements across mining, hospitality and property sectors 4 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
NET LOSS The paradox of KZN’s killer shark nets and baited hooks in Marine Protected Areas 11 min 5 By Julia Evans
RIGHT OF REPLY Why try to undermine a court order that can benefit baboons and communities? 5 min 1 By Ryno Engelbrecht and Jenni Trethowan
BLAZE ALERT Fire risks rise in Gauteng reserves while staff suspension delay costs taxpayers R1.3m 5 min 1 By Julia Evans
SUPERCHARGED PERCEPTION The ingenious flight of flies — nature’s tiny aeronauts mastering survival and escape 5 min 8 By Don Pinnock
LEGAL PINCERS Plan to ‘nail’ municipal managers stirs debate on solving the national sewage crisis 6 min 16 By Tony Carnie
ROCK ’N RODENTS Tito the chinchilla represents a milestone for Gold Fields in Chile 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
WORLD WETLANDS DAY De Berg wetlands — a nature-based solution for water security and climate adaptation 6 min 0 By Julia Evans