Our Burning Planet

Government seeks to clamp down on offshore ship refuelling operations

By Kristin Engel

South Africa

Nelson Mandela Bay metro closes Blue Flag beaches after mistaking ash for oil

By Estelle Ellis

Our Burning Planet

SA cracks down on ship pollution amid suspected shipwreck oil spill off the West Coast

By Kristin Engel

South Africa

Nineteen African penguins in rehab after oil spill off Cape Town

By Kristin Engel

Our Burning Planet

West Coast oil spill — inside the emergency response effort and salvage operation

By Kristin Engel

Maverick Life

Khoi and San leaders host ritual for Krotoa at V&A Waterfront, and more from around the world

By Maverick Life Editors

Our Burning Planet

South African Maritime Authority works to avert disaster after West Coast oil spill

By Kristin Engel

South Africa

Capsized vessel — Efforts stepped up in stormy weather to prevent oil spill and to salvage cargo of fertiliser

By Kristin Engel

Maverick Life

Former R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe's first museum art exhibition preview, and more from around the world

By Maverick Life Editors

Our Burning Planet

The life – and pollution – documented inside the sunken Cable Restorer

By Julia Evans

South Africa

Cable Restorer sinking in storm raises oil spill alert for endangered Simon’s Town penguins

By Julia Evans

South Africa

SA’s Garden Route beaches closed after oil droplets wash up ashore

By Tembile Sgqolana