SECRET SNOW SAUCE South African scientists outperform heavyweights Princeton, Oxford and Stanford in Antarctic research 6 min 2 By Tiara Walters
WHAT’S THAT SMELL? Joburg’s sulphur smell returns, as do questions over who’s polluting the air 4 min 4 By Lerato Mutsila
SEISMIC SURVEYS Aucamp takes aim at ‘decision paralysis’ on appeals against offshore oil/gas exploration 3 min 3 By Ed Stoddard
ROVING REPORTERS Living with danger: How moral dilemmas shape conservation in Africa 5 min 0 By Kemunto Ogutu
By Ramateu Monyokolo Why desalination must be central to South Africa’s water future 5 min 6 9 March 2026
ROVING REPORTERS Between bush and blackboard: How a ranger and creche volunteer is chalking up successes for conservation 13 min 1 By Kemunto Ogutu
POLAR POLITICS US Senate chair: Russia ‘violating treaty’ in Antarctic oil, gas hunt via Cape Town 8 min 0 By Tiara Walters
NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET Collecting moments of grace from swifts in a time of war 3 min 4 By Don Pinnock
VANISHING HERITAGE Thonga fishing families count the cost of decades-old eviction from Kosi Bay 11 min 1 By Leonie Joubert
POWER GUZZLER SA’s biggest data centre ‘monster’ set to consume 25% of Durban’s electricity 7 min 7 By Tony Carnie
RIGHTS RECOGNITION Table Mountain not just a backdrop but a rights-bearing presence demanding we listen 6 min 1 By Don Pinnock
By Adam Cruise The truth about the false narrative of South Africa’s ‘wildlife miracle’ 5 min 1 4 March 2026
TOXIC WATERS Strand residents demand action over persistent sewage leaks that threaten health and endanger beaches 6 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION Toxic residues endanger coral reefs in SA’s marine protected areas 6 min 0 By Tony Carnie
THE CONVERSATION South Africa’s carbon tax should stay — climate scientists explain why 5 min 0 By Britta Rennkamp, Andrew Marquard, Gina Ziervogel, Harald Winkler, Mark New, Melanie Murcott, Ralph Hamann and Wikus Kruger
