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

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

St Petersburg’s infamous south polar vessel has a long history of sailing to the Southern Ocean via Cape Town to conduct mineral resource prospecting. Daily Maverick can now reveal that, according to maritime experts, the ghost of the Karpinsky appears to have haunted a port in the capital, Tallinn, for more than two weeks.

By Tiara Walters
MARINE ALARM

Rabies case in Eastern Cape seal prompts caution from experts

By Kyran Blaauw
Rabies case in Eastern Cape seal prompts caution from experts
ANCIENT DNA

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

By Elsabé Brits
10,000-year-old genomes from southern Africa reshape our understanding of human evolution
RESTORATION & REVIVAL

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

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

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

By David Gaynor
Simon’s Town is about to lose its baboons, a brave funder can save them
Watch — Inside South Africa’s billion-rand perlemoen underworld
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
Proven Impact: How Anthem is Delivering Clean Power and Driving Growth and Socio-Economic Impact
Sponsored Content

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

By Anthem
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
POST-COP WORLD

SA’s NDC crossroads — is the climate plan ambitious enough, and where do we go from here?

By Lerato Mutsila
SA’s NDC crossroads — is the climate plan ambitious enough, and where do we go from here?
OPINIONISTA

South Africa is a hub for ocean-atmosphere pollution research

By Katye Altieri
South Africa is a hub for ocean-atmosphere pollution research
SILENT KILLER

Too hot to handle: Are we doing enough to protect children from extreme heat?

By James Irlam and Lori Lake
Too hot to handle: Are we doing enough to protect children from extreme heat?
OPINIONISTA

We’re racing against time to save SA’s botanical splendour

By Victoria Wilman
OUR BURNING PLANET

Study of cheetahs and leopards shows lead poisoning threatens wildlife and humans

By Elsabé Brits
OPEN SECRETS

Profit over people: A spotlight on South Africa’s contested energy landscape

By Abby May and Zen Mathe for Open Secrets
EXTREME WEATHER

Floods bring death and devastation to community of New Hanover in KZN

By Naledi Sikhakhane
Appeal launched for human-wildlife conflict victims of botched Ifaw elephant translocation
AID AND COMFORT

Appeal launched for human-wildlife conflict victims of botched Ifaw elephant translocation

Animals rights and welfare organisations in Africa often face the accusation that they place the welfare of wildlife above that of people, notably the rural poor who mostly bear the terrifying burden of human-wildlife conflict.

By Ed Stoddard
OPINIONISTA

Pensions gone rogue — is your money being invested responsibly?

By Karishma Bhoolia
OPINIONISTA

Why Dion George’s failure is Willem Aucamp’s opportunity for wildlife management justice

By Esther Netshivhongweni
WILDLIFE

Pressure mounts for DA leader to justify firing of Environment Minister Dion George

By Don Pinnock
FATAL POLICY ERROR OP-ED

Legalising rhino horn is a deadly mistake, and CITES CoP20 must close the door completely

By Adam Cruise
‘Restoring land and empowering people' is essential for a resilient future, COP30 declares
CLIMATE SUMMIT

‘Restoring land and empowering people' is essential for a resilient future, COP30 declares

By Naledi Sikhakhane
SA technical team negotiates without a political head as Brazil climate summit moves along
COP30

SA technical team negotiates without a political head as Brazil climate summit moves along

By Kristin Engel
How a Durban alliance united against pollution and redefined environmental justice over 30 years
UNITED BY FUMES

How a Durban alliance united against pollution and redefined environmental justice over 30 years

By Tony Carnie
COP30 ministers battle to break deadlocks in four key areas
CLIMATE SUMMIT

COP30 ministers battle to break deadlocks in four key areas

By Kristin Engel
Elephants vs big trees: new study maps out South Africa’s conservation dilemma
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Elephants vs big trees: new study maps out South Africa’s conservation dilemma

By Don Pinnock

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