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South African National Parks

Inside Addo’s elephant translocation and the challenge of fragmented wild spaces

South Africa

Inside Addo’s elephant translocation and the challenge of fragmented wild spaces

By Julia Evans

Mass Kruger Park poisoning — 84 vultures saved in ‘shocking, gruesome’ incident

South Africa

Mass Kruger Park poisoning — 84 vultures saved in ‘shocking, gruesome’ incident

By Don Pinnock

Painting the future: How an actuary is transforming Newlands Forest’s fight against poaching

South Africa

Painting the future: How an actuary is transforming Newlands Forest’s fight against poaching

By Don Pinnock

How healthy is the ‘great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River’?

Our Burning Planet

How healthy is the ‘great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River’?

By Yves Vanderhaeghen

Swift reaction contains Cape Town wildfire on Boyes Drive within an hour

South Africa

Swift reaction contains Cape Town wildfire on Boyes Drive within an hour

By Joel Ontong

Our Burning Mountain: The unearthly anatomy of a humanitarian emergency

South Africa

Our Burning Mountain: The unearthly anatomy of a humanitarian emergency

By Tiara Walters

Our Burning Mountain: Blaze lays siege to Cape Town for third consecutive day

South Africa

Our Burning Mountain: Blaze lays siege to Cape Town for third consecutive day

By Tiara Walters

‘Show us the money from our Mountain, SANParks’

South Africa

‘Show us the money from our Mountain, SANParks’

By Tiara Walters

Municipalities seek exclusive right to distribute electricity throughout South Africa - even on Eskom’s domain

South Africa

Municipalities seek exclusive right to distribute electricity throughout South Africa - even on Eskom’s domain

By Chris Yelland

Calculating the losses of Cape Town's three days of Hell

South Africa

Calculating the losses of Cape Town's three days of Hell

By Rebecca Davis

‘Out-of-control’ Table Mountain fire forces UCT evacuation

South Africa

‘Out-of-control’ Table Mountain fire forces UCT evacuation

By Tiara Walters

Poachers’ confessions from the abalone underworld

South Africa

Poachers’ confessions from the abalone underworld

By Kimon De Greef and Shuhood Abader