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Traffic

Where are the traffic cops, NPO asks, as communities patrol Nelson Mandela Bay’s deadly R75

Maverick News

Where are the traffic cops, NPO asks, as communities patrol Nelson Mandela Bay’s deadly R75

By Estelle Ellis

Loaded for Bear: Would left turns on red lights safely cut SA’s fuel usage?

Business Maverick

Loaded for Bear: Would left turns on red lights safely cut SA’s fuel usage?

By Ed Stoddard

Major Nelson Mandela Bay road brought to standstill as motorists hit deep holes left unmarked by contractors

Maverick News

Major Nelson Mandela Bay road brought to standstill as motorists hit deep holes left unmarked by contractors

By Estelle Ellis

Illegal metro police protest sparks major traffic disruption as City seeks urgent resolution strategy

South Africa

Illegal metro police protest sparks major traffic disruption as City seeks urgent resolution strategy

By Bheki C. Simelane

Cape Town taxi violence — city and industry at odds after taxi body claims drivers targeted

Maverick News

Cape Town taxi violence — city and industry at odds after taxi body claims drivers targeted

By Suné Payne

How an algorithm is fighting the illegal sale of succulents blooming online

Our Burning Planet

How an algorithm is fighting the illegal sale of succulents blooming online

By Julia Evans

Western leopard toads on the roads — critically endangered species gets helping hand from conservationists

South Africa

Western leopard toads on the roads — critically endangered species gets helping hand from conservationists

By Kristin Engel

Sea cucumber smuggling from East Africa to China threatening livelihoods and ecosystems

Africa

Sea cucumber smuggling from East Africa to China threatening livelihoods and ecosystems

By Willis Okumu for ISS Today

Do people drive differently in the rain? Here’s what the research says

Magazine

Do people drive differently in the rain? Here’s what the research says

By Nirajan Shiwakoti

In pictures — Heavy ongoing winter downpours cause flooding and power cuts in Cape Town

South Africa

In pictures — Heavy ongoing winter downpours cause flooding and power cuts in Cape Town

By Victoria O’Regan

Wildlife trade – legal and illegal – is the biggest threat to global biodiversity conservation

World

Wildlife trade – legal and illegal – is the biggest threat to global biodiversity conservation

By Peter Borchert

Worrying signs for elephant conservation: Data shows 2020 rise in black-market ivory prices

Africa

Worrying signs for elephant conservation: Data shows 2020 rise in black-market ivory prices

By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime