WILDLIFE IN CRISIS Survival of the coolest — Oppenheimer research grant winner on overheating birds in a changing climate 7 min 0 By Yves Vanderhaeghen
LANDMARK CASE ‘Not without a fight’ — young activists take Mantashe, Nersa to high court over new coal power plans 8 min 7 By Julia Evans
PEACE WITH NATURE OP-ED To avert climate catastrophe we need science without borders and radical collaboration 4 min 1 By Hailemariam Desalegn
ROVING REPORTERS Beyond oblivion: critical trade-offs necessary to balance biodiversity and community needs in South Africa 8 min 0 By Matthew Hattingh
CYCLE OF NEGLECT The ‘extinction’ of our experience of nature is diminishing our sense of responsibility towards it 5 min 7 By Yves Vanderhaeghen
EXTREME EVENTS Year of disasters leaves Western Cape with multibillion-rand shortfall 3 min 0 By Kristin Engel
POLAR POLITICS Endurance test - China thwarts UK’s bid to protect Shackleton’s Antarctic wreck 6 min 3 By Tiara Walters
Sponsored Content Private sector contributions to South Africa’s 2024 VNR: A collaborative journey for the SDGs 4 min 0 By absa absa
POLAR POLITICS La romance fraustralienne: France, Australia form mutual admiration club while Antarctic station drowns in toxic trash 6 min 3 By Tiara Walters
BUSINESS REFLECTION Loaded for Bear: Africa Oil Week begins in shadow of green energy scramble 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
WEATHER WATCH Hot summer forecast for SA extended to February, outlook remains dry for northeast 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ANIMAL MARKET South Africa exports millions of creatures great and small in shadowy global wildlife trade 9 min 18 By Don Pinnock
CONSERVATION COWBOY Learning from the river guardian who protects Plettenberg Bay’s source of water 6 min 1 By Kristin Engel
SPECIES SMUGGLING Cape Town wildlife trafficker bust with snakes, birds, spiders thanks to international teamwork 3 min 10 By Don Pinnock
JUST ENERGY TRANSITION The UK just became 100% coal-free — here’s how they did it 6 min 5 By Julia Evans
POLLUTION AND PROFIT OP-ED The great carbon market racket — a drive for the commodification of nature where local communities lose out 5 min 7 By Adam Cruise
POWER COSTS ‘Science proved it, IPP bid windows confirmed it’ – Renewables drive down electricity costs, says Ramokgopa 4 min 22 By Ethan van Diemen
TOXIC WASTE ANALYSIS UN report finds ‘environmental racism’ persists in South Africa’s hazardous waste management 7 min 1 By Kristin Engel
WEATHER SMART Highveld storm season looms — be vigilant, SA Weather Service urges 6 min 2 By Julia Evans