Environment
African Penguins now officially “critically endangered”
The bird is facing rapid population decline from competition with commercial fisheries and climate-mediated shifts in prey populations
By John Yeld
News | 29 October 2024
Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal
For years residents have been objecting to the Springfield and Vlakfontein mining project
News | 29 October 2024
Shaggy sheep, ice rats and the future of Joburg’s water supply
Crucial wetlands in the Lesotho Highlands are in trouble
News | 28 October 2024
Police officers and botanist accused in poaching fraud case
Officer who headed endangered species unit says it’s a “wild-goose chase”
By Liezl Human
Brief | 25 October 2024
Packaging companies flout rules on waste picker payments
Waste pickers collect, sort and transport most of our recyclable waste, and regulations say they be must paid for their services
News | 25 October 2024
‘Missing link’ added to Table Mountain National Park
Two properties have been added to join the centre and south of the park to form the Kommetjie-Noordhoek wetlands land chain
By John Yeld
News | 24 October 2024
Talks on penguin litigation fail to break deadlock
But environment minister and bird conservation groups both say an out-of-court settlement is yet possible
By John Yeld
News | 21 October 2024
Using radiation to stop the traffic of rhino horns
The Wits Rhisotope project hopes to help conservation efforts
Science | 16 October 2024
Tensions rise over unfenced Kruger Park after predators kill cattle
State vet warns that livestock wandering into the park pose significant disease threat
By Thembi Siaga
News | 14 October 2024