After months of tense discussions with authorities, Oxpeckers journalist Sello Motseta finally gets to see the environmental plan for Botala Energy’s coal bed methane project...
The deployment of advanced data-aggregation platforms illustrates the dual-use risks of modern eco-surveillance. By Benon Herbert Oluka, Sam Schramski and Tulani Ngwenya...
A veterinary cordon fence meant to stop disease is failing – allowing wildlife from a private reserve in SA to trample crops, kill livestock and increase FMD risks in Eswatini...
Eastern Cape is home to SA's largest wind farm and has potential for more wind energy development – but at a cost to its Cape vulture population. Andiswa Matikinca investigates...
The unexpected move is testament to the power of journalism to enforce accountability, offer scrutiny and influence policy re-think, writes Tatenda Chitagu...
Tulani Ngwenya investigates how US dollars and hi-tech security have turned South Africa’s game parks into a fortress frontier...
A leaked recording, court orders and company records place the controversial South African at the centre of a high-stakes struggle over a lucrative Okavango hunting concession...
Oxpeckers and its partners in the Southern Africa Accountability Journalism Project (SA | AJP) aim to support and strengthen investigative journalism in the region...
How we tracked the notorious Mozambican syndicate leader ‘Navara’ from 2013 until he ended up in jail in 2024. By Fiona Macleod & Estacio Valoi...
Historic UN deal to restore degraded forest ecosystems in southeastern DRC is being torn apart by mining companies. Jonas Kiriko investigates...