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World Heritage Site

Upstream water extraction threatens to destroy Okavango Delta

Our Burning Planet

Upstream water extraction threatens to destroy Okavango Delta

By Don Pinnock

Global citizen scientists dig it: unearthing SA’s paleo tourism

South Africa

Global citizen scientists dig it: unearthing SA’s paleo tourism

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

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

Why has Limpopo dumped its biodiversity protection plan into a dark hole?

Our Burning Planet

Why has Limpopo dumped its biodiversity protection plan into a dark hole?

By Tony Carnie

The trail of red rust that leads to the beginning of human culture

Africa

The trail of red rust that leads to the beginning of human culture

By Angus Begg

Dozens arrested in KZN after new land invasion bid at iSimangaliso World Heritage Site

South Africa

Dozens arrested in KZN after new land invasion bid at iSimangaliso World Heritage Site

By Tony Carnie

Victoria Falls heritage status under threat from power plant, hotel, golf course plans, Unesco warns

Africa

Victoria Falls heritage status under threat from power plant, hotel, golf course plans, Unesco warns

By Frank Chikowore

New book on Mapungubwe Archive contests history of South African world heritage site

Magazine

New book on Mapungubwe Archive contests history of South African world heritage site

By Sian Tiley-Nel

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

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