Where is Zimbabwe’s cyanide queen?
Police are keeping mum about the extradition of Li Song, wanted in connection with the use of poison in illegal wildlife trade. Pamenus Tuso investigates...
08 May, 2025
Author: Oxpeckers Reporters
Namibia plans to become an energy powerhouse – but is it realistic?
Namibia is pinning its economic hopes on development of the Orange Oil Basin. What does this mean for a small economy not ready for a major oil rush? John Grobler...
30 April, 2025
Whose land, whose power? South Africa’s renewable energy conundrum
Wind farms feed power into the national grid, but the stories behind the land deals are rarely told. Tunicia Phillips investigates a case study in the Eastern Cape...
15 April, 2025
On the trail of lithium smugglers in Southern Africa
International data shows a recent boom in lithium exports from Southern Africa to Chinese markets. Where’s it coming from, and how does it get there? #PowerTracker investigates...
07 April, 2025
#PowerTracker shares a bright side of renewables
Renewable energy projects are benefitting local communities, yet few people knew that they exist – let alone what their impact is. Thabo Molelekwa reports...
01 April, 2025
Open doors: Official complicity in cross-border rhino horn poaching and smuggling
An Oxpeckers reporter speaks to syndicate insiders about the role of corrupt law enforcement officials enabling cross-border illegal trade in rhino horns...
24 March, 2025
Community trusts are greening the future
Community trusts linked to renewable energy projects are designed to ensure profits benefit the locals. #PowerTracker visits a Free State project to witness their real-world impacts...
17 March, 2025
Limpopo rare earths project aims to clean up
A rare earths venture at the gateway to the Kruger National Park plans to rehabilitate environmental damage caused by at least six decades of mining. Marcia Moyana investigates...
12 February, 2025
Nigerian link in global gorilla trafficking
Daniel Stiles investigates organised transnational networks smuggling great apes from Africa via Nigeria...
07 February, 2025
Mozambique’s pulp fiction
A Portuguese eucalyptus forestry project is rapidly spreading harmful exotic species in Mozambique’s rural areas in order to supply Europe's packaging needs...
16 January, 2025