Maverick News Battle against extinction of seabirds - 'In order to save penguins, should we cull seals?' By Anton Ferreira
South Africa New global push to protect women from health hazards of ‘whiter skin’ creams By Tony Carnie
Africa Senegal artisanal miners’ pursuit of gold leaves communities poorer amid trail of environmental destruction By Paulin Maurice Toupane for ISS Today
South Africa Skin-lightening whitewash: Global and domestic bans of cosmetics containing mercury prove to be skin-deep By Tony Carnie
South Africa Beyond the pale: The noxious history of skin-lightening creams in South Africa still haunts us By Tony Carnie
South Africa Health hazard: Women scarred for life by poisonous chemicals in skin-lightening creams By Tony Carnie
Business Maverick Yappy medium: Happy Hounds using vegetable and insect protein to make 'gentle' food By Jennifer Smout
South Africa Kliptown residents say they found mercury in water after system upgrade, COJ conducting tests By Julia Evans
Business Maverick The dirty business of apartheid-era dinosaurs: Inside an Eskom coal-fired power plant By Ethan van Diemen
Africa Going for gold in western Mali leaves a toxic trail while fuelling criminal economies By Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné
South Africa A thriving trade has sprung up around illegal mining in Gauteng By Kimberly Mutandiro for GroundUp