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Part 3: What is the future for those developing GM crops in Africa despite resistance to the technology? Andiswa Matikinca, Arnaud Ouedraogo & Benon Herbert Oluka investigate
The National Prosecuting Authority has revealed a list of charges against the duo for their involvement in the illegal rhino horn trade. Simon Bloch investigates
The National Prosecuting Authority has revealed a list of charges against the duo for their involvement in the illegal rhino horn trade. Simon Bloch investigates
Part 3: What is the future for those developing GM crops in Africa despite resistance to the technology? Andiswa Matikinca, Arnaud Ouedraogo & Benon Herbert Oluka investigate
Part 2: Andiswa Matikinca, Arnaud Ouedraogo & Benon Herbert Oluka look into health and environmental concerns surrounding agricultural biotechnologies, better known as GMOs...
20 Sep, 2021
Part 1: why South Africa, Burkina Faso and Uganda have had mixed fortunes. A transnational investigation by Andiswa Matikinca, Arnaud Ouedraogo and Benon Herbert Oluka...
15 Sep, 2021
A High Court case is expected to set a precedent on conflicts between private community ownership rights and commercial mining in the former homelands. Andiswa Matikinca reports...
23 Aug, 2021
An ambitious new government strategy to deal with abandoned mines is welcome but needs more teeth, say those in the know. Andiswa Matikinca reports...
30 Jul, 2021
While the world is shifting away from fossil fuels, data on planned new mines indicates the coal mining industry might not be winding down any time soon. Andiswa Matikinca reports...
25 Jun, 2021
Go-ahead for controversial open-pit copper mine in Lower Zambezi National Park has become a political hot potato in the run-up to Zambian elections. Oscar Nkala investigates...
23 Jun, 2021
Measly court penalties and weak laws do little to stop a lucrative business where kingpins evade justice, and small-time smugglers take the fall. Jhesset O. Enano investigates...
02 Jun, 2021
A landmark court case sees the SA government being sued for the first time for the alleged violation of a Constitutional right to clean air. Andiswa Matikinca reports...
27 May, 2021
Data investigation shows Hong Kong lacks the legal power to crack down on international criminal syndicates profiting off its wildlife trafficking routes. Hsiuwen Liu reports...
19 May, 2021
Could illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam come back stronger after Covid-19? Trang Bui and Lam Quan spoke with traffickers and analysed 10 years’ worth of data to find out...
21 Apr, 2021
Experts say recent earth tremors highlight the need to shut down the Koeberg nuclear station at the end of its lifespan in three years’ time. Andiswa Matikinca investigates...
01 Apr, 2021
Courts in Malaysia are imposing heavier penalties for wildlife crimes, but is this enough to deter organised criminal networks? Richa Syal investigates...
24 Mar, 2021
The release of 83 rhino poachers from South African jails did not help the uphill battle faced by prosecutors dealing with environmental crimes in Mozambique, reports Estacio Valoi...
16 Mar, 2021
Captive tigers are big business in France. A new law to ban wild animals in circuses could change this – or end up driving the market underground. Guillaume Pajot investigates...
12 Mar, 2021
Lack of data about the tiger trade in Europe is stimulating illegal trafficking in this endangered species – and Italy and France are two major hotspots. Rudi Bressa investigates...
10 Mar, 2021
Vietnam’s new criminal law sets high penalties for wildlife crime, and authorities are cracking down on offenders. Now the courts must toe the line, reports Vo Kieu Bao Uyen...
01 Mar, 2021
Namibia’s over-burdened criminal justice system is struggling to keep up with rhino-poaching court cases. Is a special wildlife crime court the answer? John Grobler investigates...
24 Feb, 2021
The real war on poaching happens in the courtroom – but the wheels of justice grind slowly in many rhino-related cases, writes Jacqueline Cochrane...
19 Feb, 2021
Botswana’s controversial Bo Chang donkey abattoir is back in business. It’s flouting the law and setting a dangerous precedent, reports Oscar Nkala...
17 Feb, 2021
Andiswa Matikinca investigates whether the sun is setting on the coal industry as major producers are pulling out and leaving their coal assets to be picked up by smaller companies ...
15 Feb, 2021
Reconnaissance of ReconAfrica's proposed fracking site in Kavanga raised concerns about ecosystems, water and communal lands, writes John Grobler...
01 Feb, 2021
Nepal’s laws on wildlife crime are relatively strict, but offenders tend to get away with lenient court sentences. Tufan Neupane investigates why...
28 Jan, 2021
