INTO THE DEEP Phytoplankton in peril, global ocean productivity plummeting, CSIR-led study warns 6 min 6 By Kristin Engel
THE CONVERSATION Cape Town urban food gardens grow bonds for young farmers, create jobs and boost conservation 5 min 0 By Tinashe P Kanosvamhira
MOUNTAIN WONDER Big win for a tiny butterfly in Limpopo — the rare Wolkberg Zulu gets legal protection 5 min 6 By Kristin Engel
TAPPED OUT Water everywhere but not a drop to drink — how unchecked leaks exacerbate Johannesburg’s water crisis 5 min 9 By Julia Evans
MOUNTAINS & MINES Mining, succulent poaching and drought push species to the brink in the Richtersveld 8 min 3 By Kristin Engel
SEA CHANGE SA cracks down on ship pollution amid suspected shipwreck oil spill off the West Coast 6 min 2 By Kristin Engel
FIRE SEASON Cape Town blaze under control as community rallies after wildfire threatens Bo-Kaap neighbourhood 3 min 0 By Kristin Engel
RENEWABLE ENERGY Discovery Green wheels in five new agreements across mining, hospitality and property sectors 4 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
NET LOSS The paradox of KZN’s killer shark nets and baited hooks in Marine Protected Areas 11 min 5 By Julia Evans
RIGHT OF REPLY Why try to undermine a court order that can benefit baboons and communities? 5 min 1 By Ryno Engelbrecht and Jenni Trethowan
BLAZE ALERT Fire risks rise in Gauteng reserves while staff suspension delay costs taxpayers R1.3m 5 min 1 By Julia Evans
SUPERCHARGED PERCEPTION The ingenious flight of flies — nature’s tiny aeronauts mastering survival and escape 5 min 8 By Don Pinnock
LEGAL PINCERS Plan to ‘nail’ municipal managers stirs debate on solving the national sewage crisis 6 min 16 By Tony Carnie
ROCK ’N RODENTS Tito the chinchilla represents a milestone for Gold Fields in Chile 2 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
WORLD WETLANDS DAY De Berg wetlands — a nature-based solution for water security and climate adaptation 6 min 0 By Julia Evans
URBAN EDGE CONSERVATION OP-ED Did baboon activists in Cape Town win their December 2024 court case? 4 min 2 By Ben Cousins and Peter Willis
HELL RAISER ‘The enemy is us’ — Donald Trump and the worst-case climate scenario 8 min 19 By Kevin Bloom
MOUNTAINS AND MINES Photo essay: Among the forgotten mountains and deserted mines of the Northern Cape 6 min 1 By Kristin Engel
WEATHER WATCH Northeast SA set for a drenching, warmer-than-normal across most of SA to June 3 min 5 By Ed Stoddard
BOUNCING BACK Bird Island Cape gannets make a comeback with help from their friends 5 min 1 By Don Pinnock
