WHOLE DIFFERENT BEAST New wildlife quotas reopen fault lines over hunting, science and governance 7 min 0 By Don Pinnock
ROVING REPORTERS High-flying former Kruger Park ranger claims he was framed for rhino poaching 9 min 0 By Fred Kockott for Roving Reporters
POWER GUZZLERS (PART THREE) The hidden impacts of AI data centres on water, climate and future power costs 7 min 0 By Tony Carnie
WILDLIFE PROTECTION Fired minister takes to the global stage — Dion George’s conservation fightback 5 min 6 By Don Pinnock
POWER GUZZLERS (PART TWO) Major SA data centre expansion plans emerge, set to more than double current power demand 7 min 2 By Tony Carnie
POWER GUZZLERS (PART ONE) Growth spurt of data centres could threaten SA’s electricity and water supply 5 min 9 By Tony Carnie
CHILD OF THE STORM Hero community health worker in Mbaula, Limpopo, delivers baby during flood disaster 6 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila , Tamsin Metelerkamp
ON SAFARI After the floods, Greater Kruger Park is opening up again. Should you go now? 7 min 0 By Tiara Walters
GUARDIANS UNDER FIRE Plea to support Africa’s game rangers as conflict spreads to more parks 3 min 0 By Tony Carnie
JJ van Altena Inclusive grassroots engagement is vital for sustainable elephant conservation success 5 min 0 8 February 2026
Gordon Laing Misappropriated ‘ecosystems’ and the dangerous drift of a word we can’t afford to lose 3 min 1 6 February 2026
Life in the Aftermath Limpopo’s villages are a site of wreckage and resilience as floodwaters subside 9 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila , Tamsin Metelerkamp
LEGAL TANGLE ‘Philanthropic’ hunter’s plan to sell rhino horns heads to Supreme Court 6 min 6 By Tony Carnie
POLLUTION FALLOUT National school water polo fest axed as sewage, water failures grip Knysna 7 min 2 By Elaine King and Annemieke Thomaidis
OBITUARY Nan Rice: A South African household name in the fight to protect the ocean’s mammals 11 min 0 By John Yeld
MIXED OUTLOOK Weather Watch — Drought and deluge on the cards for SA for next five months 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
LAND CLAIMS SCAM No funds, no answers — government’s ‘dark’ appeal against R306m damages award to conservationist Fred Daniel 9 min 4 By Kevin Bloom
NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET Arne Næss and the playful seriousness of deep ecology 5 min 1 By Don Pinnock
RAVAGES OF DROUGHT OP-ED Where has all the water gone? Reflections on a visit to the Groot Karoo drylands 8 min 4 By Steven Robins
