Has the DMRE lost control of South Africa’s chrome resources?
SA has some of the world’s largest chrome resources, but regulatory problems are aiding illegal activities in the industry. Andiswa Matikinca investigates...
25 October, 2021
Author: Oxpeckers Reporters
Conservation official and ex-cop charged in case involving 17 illegal rhino horns
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...
13 October, 2021
Inside 25 years of GMOs in Africa: Looking to the future
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...
28 September, 2021
Fears of deadly consequences cloud Africa’s attempts to embrace GMOs
Part 2: Andiswa Matikinca, Arnaud Ouedraogo & Benon Herbert Oluka look into health and environmental concerns surrounding agricultural biotechnologies, better known as GMOs...
20 September, 2021
Inside 25 years of GMOs in Africa
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 September, 2021
Using the law to access wildlife crime data
Attorneys from the Legal Resources Centre train journalists on legal frameworks and access to information in Southern African countries. Dianne Tipping-Woods reports...
25 August, 2021
‘Homeland’ communities head to court to protect land rights from mining
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 August, 2021
Grants for journalists to investigate environmental crime
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime, working with Henry Nxumalo Foundation, Oxpeckers and #WildEye Asia, offers grants to investigate environmental crime...
03 August, 2021
New strategies for sustainable closure of mines
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 July, 2021
Enhancing wildlife crime journalism with data
New Oxpeckers professional support programme boosts wildlife crime reporting in Southern Africa with data-driven tools and journalist training...
26 July, 2021