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The hidden impacts of AI data centres on water, climate and future power costs
POWER GUZZLERS (PART THREE)

The hidden impacts of AI data centres on water, climate and future power costs

Data centres have a gargantuan appetite for electrical power. But many also consume large volumes of water and generate substantial carbon emissions. Are the full environmental and financial costs being adequately measured or controlled?

By Tony Carnie
ROVING REPORTERS

High-flying former Kruger Park ranger claims he was framed for rhino poaching

By Fred Kockott for Roving Reporters
High-flying former Kruger Park ranger claims he was framed for rhino poaching
POWER GUZZLERS (PART TWO)

Major SA data centre expansion plans emerge, set to more than double current power demand

By Tony Carnie
Major SA data centre expansion plans emerge, set to more than double current power demand
WILDLIFE PROTECTION

Fired minister takes to the global stage — Dion George’s conservation fightback

By Don Pinnock
Fired minister takes to the global stage — Dion George’s conservation fightback
POWER GUZZLERS (PART ONE)

Growth spurt of data centres could threaten SA’s electricity and water supply

By Tony Carnie
Growth spurt of data centres could threaten SA’s electricity and water supply
Plea to support Africa’s game rangers as conflict spreads to more parks
GUARDIANS UNDER FIRE

Plea to support Africa’s game rangers as conflict spreads to more parks

By Tony Carnie
Hero community health worker in Mbaula, Limpopo, delivers baby during flood disaster
CHILD OF THE STORM

Hero community health worker in Mbaula, Limpopo, delivers baby during flood disaster

By Lerato Mutsila
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
After the floods, Greater Kruger Park is opening up again. Should you go now?
ON SAFARI

After the floods, Greater Kruger Park is opening up again. Should you go now?

By Tiara Walters
‘Philanthropic’ hunter’s plan to sell rhino horns heads to Supreme Court
LEGAL TANGLE

‘Philanthropic’ hunter’s plan to sell rhino horns heads to Supreme Court

By Tony Carnie
Inclusive grassroots engagement is vital for sustainable elephant conservation success
OPINIONISTA

Inclusive grassroots engagement is vital for sustainable elephant conservation success

By JJ van Altena
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

By Ed Stoddard and Felix Dlangamandla
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
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
Sponsored Content

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

By Anthem
WETLAND WARNING

The Blesbokspruit wetland: a national ecological treasure under siege

By Ed Stoddard
NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET

Arne Næss and the playful seriousness of deep ecology

By Don Pinnock
RAVAGES OF DROUGHT OP-ED

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

By Steven Robins
Misappropriated ‘ecosystems’ and the dangerous drift of a word we can’t afford to lose
OPINIONISTA

Misappropriated ‘ecosystems’ and the dangerous drift of a word we can’t afford to lose

The term “ecosystem” once described life-supporting natural systems – now it props up corporate metaphors while real ecosystems collapse

By Gordon Laing
GREEN DIVIDE OP-ED

Absence of trees in poor urban areas reflects uneven patterns of environmental investment

By Emmanuel Oboh
OBITUARY

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

By John Yeld
MINISTER ACTS

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

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

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

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

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

By Don Pinnock
Inside SA's fishing industry: Neels Loff — from indigenous fisherman to criminalised poacher
TROUBLED WATERS

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

By Don Pinnock

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