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
PRIVILEGED STAKE Pines over people in timber giant’s bid to push Eswatini community off ancestral land 15 min 0 By Cebelihle Mbuyisa
BULLET DODGED South Africa’s carbon tax survives Budget but debates on its future continue 4 min 1 By Craig Bentley-McKune
AIRPORT SWOOP Hawks stop alleged Vietnamese wildlife trafficker from fleeing SA justice 5 min 0 By Simon Bloch
THE STORIED MOUNTAIN Table Mountain’s green cloak that took 60 million years to weave 7 min 1 By Don Pinnock
THE STORIED MOUNTAIN Hotter, drier, wilder: How Table Mountain National Park is reinventing conservation for a changing climate 7 min 3 By Don Pinnock
BIG BOOTS TO FILL One minister, ‘R650m’ in damage: Aucamp on saving flood-hit Kruger 9 min 2 By Tiara Walters
MASS DIE-OFF ‘High heat’ blamed for massive KZN fish kill, but investigations continue 3 min 0 By Tony Carnie
POWER CHAT Watch – Kruger after the flood: Willie Aucamp's promise to rebuild SA’s crown jewel 1 min 2 By Tiara Walters
By Robert Kröger South Africa’s wildlife model works, and it’s even better with the charismatic megafauna quota 5 min 3 22 February 2026
By Shelton Mollentze Walking back the carbon tax is a step backwards for South Africa’s climate gains 3 min 0 20 February 2026
ANALYSIS Provincial backing to phase out captive lion industry tests hand of new environment minister 5 min 1 By Don Pinnock
By Carol Knox Cape Peninsula baboons: A Public Protector complaint and accountability in a World Heritage Site 3 min 1 17 February 2026
By Adam Cruise Cape Peninsula's neo-apartheid: What the baboon crisis reveals about power, exclusion and ethical failure 5 min 4 17 February 2026
By Joselyn Mormile Humans and baboons: Why my hopes that they could peacefully coexist were dashed 5 min 2 17 February 2026
MINING INDABA 2026 Mining industry quest for zero harm may hurt communities twice 4 min 1 By Lindsey Schutters