DIRTBAG OF THE YEAR Environmental disaster: John Steenhuisen on how to march backwards 4 min 13 By Don Pinnock
ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS Brixton’s Waste Warriors — turning trash into opportunity and resilience 6 min 0 By Lillian Roberts
URBAN PLIGHT Kaalfontein wetland under pressure as housing needs collide with environmental protection 3 min 0 By Alet Pretorius
RAINFALL RELOADED Weather to remain wet into autumn for most of SA’s summer rainfall regions 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
LONELY TITAN Strangefoot: the last elephant of Knysna — and the hope that refuses to die 5 min 6 By Don Pinnock
ANALYSIS Botswana’s huge elephant gamble could destroy its ‘conservation reputation’, say scientists 5 min 3 By Don Pinnock
SMALL WARRIORS Tiny defenders: SA’s forgotten frogs matter as much as its rhinos 5 min 1 By Daniélle Schaafsma
BURNING SHAME As 42 lion carcasses turned to ash, SA’s commitment to end captive breeding hangs in balance 6 min 4 By Don Pinnock
TANGLED FOOD WEB Endangered dolphin’s diet shift provides worrying hint about SA coastal waters’ health 5 min 0 By Shaun Smillie
RAISING A STINK Tulbagh residents struggle with contaminated tap water as municipality maintains all is well 5 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
POLAR POLITICS Tip of the AIS-berg? Russia’s Antarctic ‘Flying Dutchman’ ship spooks Estonia once more 7 min 0 By Tiara Walters
COGNITIVE LESSON Small group of South African elephants delivers outsized research results 4 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
ANCIENT DNA 10,000-year-old genomes from southern Africa reshape our understanding of human evolution 4 min 0 By Elsabé Brits
RESTORATION & REVIVAL SA’s award-winning thicket project on track to create 100,000 jobs and revive 800,000 hectares 6 min 6 By Lerato Mutsila
David Gaynor Simon’s Town is about to lose its baboons, a brave funder can save them 9 min 3 4 December 2025
Our Burning Planet Share your favourite Table Mountain stories for an upcoming article series 1 min 0 By Daily Maverick Connect
WILDLIFE POLICY Death or sanctuary future for many baboons as Cape Town adopts controversial plan 7 min 2 By Daniélle Schaafsma
TEMPESTUOUS TIMES Brace yourself for a storm-lashed December, with extreme weather expected to intensify 3 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
BIG DEAL Unsustainable elephant hunting is a growing economic risk for Botswana, says report 7 min 4 By Don Pinnock
