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Kruger National Park evacuates camps as severe weather warnings hit Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
MIXED BLESSING

Kruger National Park evacuates camps as severe weather warnings hit Limpopo and Mpumalanga.

The Kruger National Park has proactively evacuated guests to reduce risks linked to possible flooding, following Level 6 severe weather warnings.

By Siyabonga Goni
FEEL THE HEAT

Climate crisis vs job security — how President’s fresh PCC picks aim to calm SA’s just transition jitters

By Naledi Sikhakhane
Climate crisis vs job security — how President’s fresh PCC picks aim to calm SA’s just transition jitters
POWER BANK

Coal demand hit record high in 2025, confounding its obituary writers

By Ed Stoddard
Coal demand hit record high in 2025, confounding its obituary writers
LOOKING AHEAD

Wetter skies to ease heat in 2026 but raise flood risk across SA’s interior provinces

By Lerato Mutsila
Wetter skies to ease heat in 2026 but raise flood risk across SA’s interior provinces
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2025

Jane Goodall’s legacy of courage and hope

By Tiara Walters
Jane Goodall’s legacy of courage and hope
Environmental disaster: John Steenhuisen on how to march backwards
DIRTBAG OF THE YEAR

Environmental disaster: John Steenhuisen on how to march backwards

By Don Pinnock
Botswana’s huge elephant gamble could destroy its ‘conservation reputation’, say scientists
ANALYSIS

Botswana’s huge elephant gamble could destroy its ‘conservation reputation’, say scientists

By Don Pinnock
A new year, a fresh start - Turning bottles to blessings
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A new year, a fresh start - Turning bottles to blessings

By The Glass Recycling Company
Kaalfontein wetland under pressure as housing needs collide with environmental protection
URBAN PLIGHT

Kaalfontein wetland under pressure as housing needs collide with environmental protection

By Alet Pretorius
A Year in Pictures: Our angry planet
BURNING PLANET PHOTO ESSAY

A Year in Pictures: Our angry planet

By DM Photo Team
As 42 lion carcasses turned to ash, SA’s commitment to end captive breeding hangs in balance
BURNING SHAME

As 42 lion carcasses turned to ash, SA’s commitment to end captive breeding hangs in balance

By Don Pinnock
Strangefoot: the last elephant of Knysna — and the hope that refuses to die
LONELY TITAN

Strangefoot: the last elephant of Knysna — and the hope that refuses to die

By Don Pinnock
RAISING A STINK

Tulbagh residents struggle with contaminated tap water as municipality maintains all is well

By Lerato Mutsila
Tulbagh residents struggle with contaminated tap water as municipality maintains all is well
SMALL WARRIORS

Tiny defenders: SA’s forgotten frogs matter as much as its rhinos

By Daniélle Schaafsma
Tiny defenders: SA’s forgotten frogs matter as much as its rhinos
TANGLED FOOD WEB

Endangered dolphin’s diet shift provides worrying hint about SA coastal waters’ health

By Shaun Smillie
Endangered dolphin’s diet shift provides worrying hint about SA coastal waters’ health
Sponsored Content

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

By Anthem
ANALYSIS

Better data, same emergency — the forest elephant crisis continues

By Adam Cruise
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Hawks investigate ‘theft’ of 98 rhino horns

By Simon Bloch
POLAR POLITICS

Tip of the AIS-berg? Russia’s Antarctic ‘Flying Dutchman’ ship spooks Estonia once more

By Tiara Walters
Rabies case in Eastern Cape seal prompts caution from experts
MARINE ALARM

Rabies case in Eastern Cape seal prompts caution from experts

A confirmed rabies case among seals off Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape has experts sounding the alarm, warning beachgoers to admire these playful creatures from a safe distance.

By Kyran Blaauw
ANCIENT DNA

10,000-year-old genomes from southern Africa reshape our understanding of human evolution

By Elsabé Brits
RESTORATION & REVIVAL

SA’s award-winning thicket project on track to create 100,000 jobs and revive 800,000 hectares

By Lerato Mutsila
OPINIONISTA

Simon’s Town is about to lose its baboons, a brave funder can save them

By David Gaynor
VIDEO

Watch — Inside South Africa’s billion-rand perlemoen underworld

By Riaan Marais
Southern Africa’s wildlife trade agenda implodes, and with it the veneer of a ‘successful’ conservation model
COP20 OP-ED

Southern Africa’s wildlife trade agenda implodes, and with it the veneer of a ‘successful’ conservation model

By Adam Cruise
Share your favourite Table Mountain stories for an upcoming article series
Our Burning Planet

Share your favourite Table Mountain stories for an upcoming article series

By Daily Maverick Connect
Death or sanctuary future for many baboons as Cape Town adopts controversial plan
WILDLIFE POLICY

Death or sanctuary future for many baboons as Cape Town adopts controversial plan

By Daniélle Schaafsma
Brace yourself for a storm-lashed December, with extreme weather expected to intensify
TEMPESTUOUS TIMES

Brace yourself for a storm-lashed December, with extreme weather expected to intensify

By Lerato Mutsila
Traditional healers need hunters to make safe, sustainable muti
WILD TRADE

Traditional healers need hunters to make safe, sustainable muti

By Ed Stoddard

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