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It’s only natural — why Africa’s conservation stories need both science and storytelling

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

It’s only natural — why Africa’s conservation stories need both science and storytelling

Science matters, but so do the people behind the data. National Geographic Explorers make the case for conservation stories that connect research with lived experiences.

By Kemunto Ogutu

No water, no life — but who will force Gauteng’s municipalities to act?

By Lerato Mutsila

No water, no life — but who will force Gauteng’s municipalities to act?

MOUNTAIN OF WORK

Cape Town’s baboon rangers — the unsung heroes of human-wildlife conflict

By Nicoli Nattrass

Cape Town’s baboon rangers — the unsung heroes of human-wildlife conflict

The tree-loving Georgian billionaire, the Pretoria landscaper and the SA baobab export row

The tree-loving Georgian billionaire, the Pretoria landscaper and the SA baobab export row

Freedom at what cost? — a reply to Adam Cruise on Cape Peninsula baboons

By Justin O’Riain and Joselyn Mormile

Freedom at what cost? — a reply to Adam Cruise on Cape Peninsula baboons

When baboon captivity becomes ‘ethical’ modern conservation, something has gone terribly wrong

When baboon captivity becomes ‘ethical’ modern conservation, something has gone terribly wrong

How to make your plastic coffee cup biodegradable — most recycling bins won’t help

How to make your plastic coffee cup biodegradable — most recycling bins won’t help

By Lerato Mutsila

Dig first, find water later: Limpopo’s industrial insanity

BUSHVELD LUNACY

Dig first, find water later: Limpopo’s industrial insanity

Grass is far more than the lawn you lounge on

ANCIENT ECOSYSTEMS

Grass is far more than the lawn you lounge on

Baobab trees seized in Durban ship warehouse probe

TIP-OFF AND BUST

Baobab trees seized in Durban ship warehouse probe

Flevian Bonareri Machoka

Kholwani Simelane

East African Crude Oil Pipeline financing: Can Standard Bank’s climate claims survive scrutiny

By Flevian Bonareri Machoka and Kholwani Simelane

Wildlife is not livestock — Aucamp’s dangerous plan to turn conservation into agriculture

Wildlife is not livestock — Aucamp’s dangerous plan to turn conservation into agriculture

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS

Gauteng malaria spike was due to travel in flood regions, experts conclude

Gauteng malaria spike was due to travel in flood regions, experts conclude

SUMMER SCORCHER

Weather service sounds El Niño alarm for North-East, including Kruger Park

Weather service sounds El Niño alarm for North-East, including Kruger Park

Dealing with conservation’s inconvenient individual

Dealing with conservation’s inconvenient individual

Response to sardine mortality must be grounded in science and evidence

By Janet Coetzee

ROVING REPORTERS

Rhino DNA and cartridge cases — the evidence that nailed Kruger Park ranger Landela

By Fred Kockott

China’s Antarctic marine protected area has a Soviet name, with more Russian fingerprints emerging

By Tiara Walters

Wits and SA universities must cut fossil fuel ties to champion climate action

By David Le Page

As climate shocks intensify, SA pushes for more money to adapt at COP31

As climate shocks intensify, SA pushes for more money to adapt at COP31

With extreme weather events hitting much of the developing world, including South Africa, throughout the year, the government is set on moving beyond mitigation and barreling toward adaptation at this year’s climate talks.

By Lerato Mutsila

SA’s next generation of conservationists need laptops to turn qualifications into careers

By Lerato Mutsila

WIN FOR WILDLIFE

Hunters lose Constitutional Court challenge to animal wellbeing protections

NEGOTIATING WITH NATURE

SA heads to COP17 with a practical plan to halt biodiversity loss

By Lerato Mutsila

The arrogance of scientific certainty — Cape Town’s baboons deserve ethics, not imprisonment

Drill, Baby, Drill — Who’s reading the fine print at African Energy Week?

POLITICALLY AWEH

Drill, Baby, Drill — Who’s reading the fine print at African Energy Week?

By Politically Aweh

Silent crisis — starving penguins, dying sardines and a government gambling with species extinction

DEAD IN THE WATER OP-ED

Silent crisis — starving penguins, dying sardines and a government gambling with species extinction

Former ‘crown prince of the Kruger’ Park found guilty of rhino poaching

Former ‘crown prince of the Kruger’ Park found guilty of rhino poaching

By Fred Kockott

Delayed captive lion exit plan leaves jobs and livelihoods in limbo

Delayed captive lion exit plan leaves jobs and livelihoods in limbo

By Kamalasen Chetty

Is SA’s novel spekboom restoration a new soil carbon-farming frontier?

Is SA’s novel spekboom restoration a new soil carbon-farming frontier?

By Leonie Joubert

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