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Our Burning Planet

South Africa’s Drylands are being transformed through community-led conservation

South Africa

South Africa’s Drylands are being transformed through community-led conservation

By Kristin Engel

How the world’s top trophy hunters are killing off leopards

Our Burning Planet

How the world’s top trophy hunters are killing off leopards

By Don Pinnock

Call to halt proposed removal of Cape Peninsula baboons a rallying cry for a more compassionate approach

South Africa

Call to halt proposed removal of Cape Peninsula baboons a rallying cry for a more compassionate approach

By Adam Cruise

Poachers’ partners — when the Kruger National Park’s rangers turn rogue

Our Burning Planet

Poachers’ partners — when the Kruger National Park’s rangers turn rogue

By Tulani Ngwenya

Bitterly cold conditions with rain and snow forecast for much of SA

Our Burning Planet

Bitterly cold conditions with rain and snow forecast for much of SA

By Victoria O’Regan

Coal mining fear sparks unexpected conservation boom in Mpumalanga

Our Burning Planet

Coal mining fear sparks unexpected conservation boom in Mpumalanga

By Fred Kockott

NMU-led research uncovers effective rhino protection measures amid poaching crisis in Kruger

Our Burning Planet

NMU-led research uncovers effective rhino protection measures amid poaching crisis in Kruger

By Angela Daniels

Comrades Marathon runners warned to prepare for extreme winter weather during run this weekend

Our Burning Planet

Comrades Marathon runners warned to prepare for extreme winter weather during run this weekend

By Julia Evans

Listen: A war on migration, funded by the EU (Libya, Part 1)

Our Burning Planet

Listen: A war on migration, funded by the EU (Libya, Part 1)

By The Outlaw Ocean Project

Ending plastic pollution is a human and planetary health imperative

World

Ending plastic pollution is a human and planetary health imperative

By Inger Andersen

Polluted SA air killed 42,000 in 2023, study finds — yet loopholes persist

South Africa

Polluted SA air killed 42,000 in 2023, study finds — yet loopholes persist

By Julia Evans

Forecast U-turn: Southwest SA now seen having a very wet midwinter

Business Maverick

Forecast U-turn: Southwest SA now seen having a very wet midwinter

By Ed Stoddard