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How a fire undid decades of conservation and led to the likely extinction of the Brenton blue butterfly

South Africa

How a fire undid decades of conservation and led to the likely extinction of the Brenton blue butterfly

By Kristin Engel

Big win for a tiny butterfly in Limpopo — the rare Wolkberg Zulu gets legal protection

South Africa

Big win for a tiny butterfly in Limpopo — the rare Wolkberg Zulu gets legal protection

By Kristin Engel

Elite Olympian Chad le Clos has ‘unfinished business’ heading into the Olympic Games

South Africa

Elite Olympian Chad le Clos has ‘unfinished business’ heading into the Olympic Games

By Keanan Hemmonsbey

This week we’re listening to: Butterflies sipping turtle tears

Magazine

This week we’re listening to: Butterflies sipping turtle tears

By Sarah Hoek

Judge Dennis Davis rubbishes claims that businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe was involved in money laundering

Africa

Judge Dennis Davis rubbishes claims that businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe was involved in money laundering

By Carien du Plessis