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Exposed: The sordid tale of a dubious mine tailings operation that threatens critical wetlands in Gauteng
TOXIC TAILINGS

Exposed: The sordid tale of a dubious mine tailings operation that threatens critical wetlands in Gauteng

This is the dark underbelly of South African mining – the dubious re-mining of tailings dams in an ecologically destructive way that feeds the laundromat of illicit gold. Daily Maverick’s queries on this operation prompted action from the Department of Water and Sanitation – an example of how journalists and government can work together for the public good.

By Ed Stoddard and Felix Dlangamandla
COASTAL HAZARD

Endangered penguins and gannets threatened as tar balls wash up along SA coastline

By Kyran Blaauw
Endangered penguins and gannets threatened as tar balls wash up along SA coastline
REFLECTION

Floods, weather extremes and community resilience in Limpopo

By Lerato Mutsila
Floods, weather extremes and community resilience in Limpopo
WETLAND WARNING

The Blesbokspruit wetland: a national ecological treasure under siege

By Ed Stoddard
The Blesbokspruit wetland: a national ecological treasure under siege
NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET

Arne Næss and the playful seriousness of deep ecology

By Don Pinnock
Arne Næss and the playful seriousness of deep ecology
Where has all the water gone? Reflections on a visit to the Groot Karoo drylands
RAVAGES OF DROUGHT OP-ED

Where has all the water gone? Reflections on a visit to the Groot Karoo drylands

By Steven Robins
Nan Rice: A South African household name in the fight to protect the ocean’s mammals
OBITUARY

Nan Rice: A South African household name in the fight to protect the ocean’s mammals

By John Yeld
Harnessing Africa’s rare earth potential: Standard Bank’s blueprint for industrial transformation
SPONSORED CONTENT

Harnessing Africa’s rare earth potential: Standard Bank’s blueprint for industrial transformation

By Standard Bank
Fast-track solar plan crumbles as risks to endangered vultures come to light
MINISTER ACTS

Fast-track solar plan crumbles as risks to endangered vultures come to light

By Tony Carnie
Many nets, one ocean: what SA’s fishing debate has taught us
TROUBLED WATERS

Many nets, one ocean: what SA’s fishing debate has taught us

By Don Pinnock
The facts on wildlife conservation — from an experienced practitioner
OPINIONISTA

The facts on wildlife conservation — from an experienced practitioner

By Nick Tredger
Elephants and marulas — a call for a more nuanced approach to nature’s drama in Kruger National Park
OPINIONISTA

Elephants and marulas — a call for a more nuanced approach to nature’s drama in Kruger National Park

By Dave Balfour and Sam Ferreira
Sponsored Content

When international law becomes optional: What critical minerals geopolitics means for mining

By ENS
When international law becomes optional: What critical minerals geopolitics means for mining
TROUBLED WATERS

Inside the struggles of South Africa's fisheries enforcement and science teams

By Don Pinnock
Inside the struggles of South Africa's fisheries enforcement and science teams
TROUBLED WATERS

Inside SA’s fishing industry: Marine Protected Areas are the sea’s second chance

By Don Pinnock
Inside SA’s fishing industry: Marine Protected Areas are the sea’s second chance
Sponsored Content

Proven Impact: How Anthem is Delivering Clean Power and Driving Growth and Socio-Economic Impact

By Anthem
TROUBLED WATERS

Inside SA's fishing industry: Neels Loff — from indigenous fisherman to criminalised poacher

By Don Pinnock
MEGAFAUNAL AFTERMATH

Part 3: Ecological Aftershock: The longue duree and the animals in our history

By Ed Stoddard
WEATHER WOES

Kruger Park makes heartbreaking appeal after deluge as it marks its centenary: ‘We cannot rebuild without help’

By Tiara Walters
‘Clean Energy for People and Planet’ must start with African realities
ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY OP-ED

‘Clean Energy for People and Planet’ must start with African realities

For Africa, the clean energy agenda cannot be framed as a matter of global urgency translated into continental compliance. It must be ‘glocalised’, by adapting to local political economies, governance realities, historical trajectories of (under) development, and importantly, a consideration of indigenous energy systems.

By Ekeminiabasi Eyita-Okon
OPINIONISTA

Our own flavour of climate avoidance — why science journalism can’t save us [Part 2]

By Leonie Joubert
OPINIONISTA

Magical thinking vs the laws of physics — why science journalism can’t save us from climate collapse (Part 1)

By Leonie Joubert
MISERY AND PROFIT

Cruelty exposed: Inside South Africa’s cub-petting industry

By Don Pinnock
ORIGINS OF THE ANTHROPOCENE

Part 2: Human-wildlife conflict, the ‘overkill’ hypothesis and megafaunal extinctions

By Ed Stoddard
The unkindest cut — tail docking remains a troubling norm
ANIMAL WELFARE

The unkindest cut — tail docking remains a troubling norm

By Don Pinnock
When fires, floods and drought become the norm, delaying is no longer an option
GLOBAL HEATING OP-ED

When fires, floods and drought become the norm, delaying is no longer an option

By James Reeler
Microplastics critique is a damp squib, not a bombshell exposé of faulty science
OPINIONISTA

Microplastics critique is a damp squib, not a bombshell exposé of faulty science

By Leonie Joubert
Elephant hunting in Botswana is not in crisis — the data denies it
JUMBO DEBATE

Elephant hunting in Botswana is not in crisis — the data denies it

By Robert Kröger
Inside SA’s fishing industry: Travis Daniels — at one with the sea
TROUBLED WATERS

Inside SA’s fishing industry: Travis Daniels — at one with the sea

By Don Pinnock

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