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How skill-sharing and market insights can unlock small-scale regenerative agriculture
FOOD SUSTAINABILITY

How skill-sharing and market insights can unlock small-scale regenerative agriculture

A recent panel discussion in Cape Town highlighted the vital role of small-scale farmers in regenerative agriculture, exploring their challenges and the solutions needed for sustainable growth.

By Iman Allie
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

The 951 elephant deaths in Kruger — why the numbers demand perspective, not outrage

By Howard Hendricks and Sam Ferreira
The 951 elephant deaths in Kruger — why the numbers demand perspective, not outrage
HORN FOR A DILEMMA

Blare necessity: Vuvuzelas save livestock from prowling lions, research finds

By Fred Kockott and Kemunto Ogutu
Blare necessity: Vuvuzelas save livestock from prowling lions, research finds
ESTUARINE MANAGEMENT

No dredging at Lake St Lucia mouth — DFFE clarifies deputy minister’s comments

By Tony Carnie
No dredging at Lake St Lucia mouth — DFFE clarifies deputy minister’s comments
CHEMICAL COURT BATTLE

UPL directors in court on criminal charges – and a R99m property damage claim

By Tony Carnie
UPL directors in court on criminal charges – and a R99m property damage claim
Trade in polar bears: Film reveals shocking exploitation hidden behind ‘sustainable use’
COLD REALITY OP-ED

Trade in polar bears: Film reveals shocking exploitation hidden behind ‘sustainable use’

By Stephanie Klarmann
As climate change intensifies, animals need the freedom to move
GROUNDUP

As climate change intensifies, animals need the freedom to move

By Fred Kockott
New technologies are driving the evolution of Orhan Karadeniz-led Karpowership
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New technologies are driving the evolution of Orhan Karadeniz-led Karpowership

By TONBS
The South African cheetah census that broke the population illusion
GRIM PICTURE

The South African cheetah census that broke the population illusion

By Don Pinnock
EThekwini water failures leave Ward 105 residents dependent on streams
Service Failure

EThekwini water failures leave Ward 105 residents dependent on streams

By Zinhle Cebekhulu
Mist and magic — rare marine pod of Risso’s dolphins spotted in False Bay
WILDLIFE WONDER

Mist and magic — rare marine pod of Risso’s dolphins spotted in False Bay

By Tiara Walters
Durban rolls out red carpet for UPL as prosecutors dither over chemical inferno charges
R17-BILLION SWEETENER

Durban rolls out red carpet for UPL as prosecutors dither over chemical inferno charges

By Tony Carnie
OPINIONISTA

Plant poaching: The implications go beyond biodiversity to poverty, dignity and rights

By Emily Kudze
Plant poaching: The implications go beyond biodiversity to poverty, dignity and rights
GROUNDUP

Two giant data centres secure initial green light from Cape Town municipal tribunal

By Steve Kretzmann
Two giant data centres secure initial green light from Cape Town municipal tribunal
OBITUARY

Gus Mills — practical conservation has lost a wild soul and rigorous scientist

By Don Pinnock
Gus Mills — practical conservation has lost a wild soul and rigorous scientist
SIZE MATTERS

Microplastics show up in Kruger Park river creatures

By Tony Carnie
NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET

The horse, the hippo and the sulky chimp: Darwin’s contribution to animal sentience

By Don Pinnock
OPINIONISTA

Party proliferation is leaving South African voters politically homeless

By Thando Nzimande
DYING IN SILENCE OP-ED

The 951 dead elephants in the Kruger Park and a question everyone should be asking

By Adam Cruise
Gauteng’s rivers of filth — how broken pipes and sluggish justice poison waterways
ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS

Gauteng’s rivers of filth — how broken pipes and sluggish justice poison waterways

Much like the rest of South Africa, the rivers and streams that flow through Gauteng are experiencing unprecedented levels of pollution. A broken sewer pipe in Pretoria is an indication of widespread systemic collapse.

By Lerato Mutsila
VIDEO

Watch – Is Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden dying from the inside?

By Don Pinnock
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Let’s talk ‘lethal control’ — Ezemvelo wants to cull 1,220 elephants

By Don Pinnock
HORNS OF DILEMMA

High court dismisses appeal against rhino horn exports, reigniting hot-button issue

By Ed Stoddard
SHALE GAS OP-ED

Why lifting the Karoo fracking moratorium is a risky move

By Jonty Cogger and Paul Wani Lado
Ocean scramble — inside the high-stakes battles for SA’s offshore hydrocarbons
COASTLINE UNDER SIEGE

Ocean scramble — inside the high-stakes battles for SA’s offshore hydrocarbons

By Lerato Mutsila
Baboon-proof logic: Why a Simon’s Town fence is better than removing the Waterfall, Seaforth troops
PRIMATE SOLUTION OP-ED

Baboon-proof logic: Why a Simon’s Town fence is better than removing the Waterfall, Seaforth troops

By David Gaynor
Tree cover increasing in Kruger Park despite elephant pressure in some areas
MANAGEMENT RESEARCH

Tree cover increasing in Kruger Park despite elephant pressure in some areas

By Don Pinnock
Antarctica’s ‘Ice Curtain’ actually cracks as secretive Treaty meeting minutes released in record time
POLAR POLITICS

Antarctica’s ‘Ice Curtain’ actually cracks as secretive Treaty meeting minutes released in record time

By Tiara Walters
Breaking point: Report shows nearly 60% of public school principals are ready to quit
EDUCATION OVERLOAD

Breaking point: Report shows nearly 60% of public school principals are ready to quit

By Takudzwa Pongweni

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