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iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Concerns raised after China offers to fast-track SA fishing harbour plans

Our Burning Planet

Concerns raised after China offers to fast-track SA fishing harbour plans

By Tony Carnie

Small-scale fishers struggle to survive while facing a litany of regulations

South Africa

Small-scale fishers struggle to survive while facing a litany of regulations

By Naledi Sikhakhane

Lake St Lucia fishers - ‘We just want to fish. Why are they killing us?’

South Africa

Lake St Lucia fishers - ‘We just want to fish. Why are they killing us?’

By Lucas Ledwaba

Is artificial breaching a new chapter or an early sunset for the St Lucia estuary?

South Africa

Is artificial breaching a new chapter or an early sunset for the St Lucia estuary?

By Tony Carnie

Desperate land invasions condemn South Africa’s wild lands to ‘death by a thousand cuts’

South Africa

Desperate land invasions condemn South Africa’s wild lands to ‘death by a thousand cuts’

By Tony Carnie

Deadly weights – lead fishing tackle is causing St Lucia’s crocs to lose teeth and suffer anaemia

Our Burning Planet

Deadly weights – lead fishing tackle is causing St Lucia’s crocs to lose teeth and suffer anaemia

By Tony Carnie

More artificial Lake St Lucia estuary breaches on the cards

South Africa

More artificial Lake St Lucia estuary breaches on the cards

By Tony Carnie

KZN’s iSimangaliso Wetland Park authority searches for answer to land invasion threat to protected forest

South Africa

KZN’s iSimangaliso Wetland Park authority searches for answer to land invasion threat to protected forest

By Julia Evans

Fears mount over ‘free-for-all’ iSimangaliso forest invasion

South Africa

Fears mount over ‘free-for-all’ iSimangaliso forest invasion

By Tony Carnie

Family survives after bull elephant batters and flips car at Lake St Lucia

South Africa

Family survives after bull elephant batters and flips car at Lake St Lucia

By Tony Carnie

Ocean gyres reveal an astounding story of the mysterious travels of sea turtles

South Africa

Ocean gyres reveal an astounding story of the mysterious travels of sea turtles

By Don Pinnock

Creecy asks for full report on Lake St Lucia breaching row

South Africa

Creecy asks for full report on Lake St Lucia breaching row

By Tony Carnie