Murky deals, exploited communities
Nicky Rehbock, global campaigns officer for Corruption Watch and Transparency International, wrote this blog about the Mala Mala Files for Corruption Watch Connected...
15 January, 2016
Author: Oxpeckers Reporters
Small victory for marine protected area
A settlement prevents fishing in the Tsitsikamma marine protected area for now, but does not affect draft regulations for its re-zoning, writes Louise de Bruin...
12 January, 2016
What do MalaMala’s neighbours say?
How will the MalaMala deal affect other landowners in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve? Are they running for cover, or trying to be part of the bonanza? Michelle Nel reports...
21 December, 2015
MalaMala’s secret millions
Two years after SA’s most expensive land claim settlement was concluded, post-restitution arrangements for the MalaMala Game Reserve are taking shape. Who is really benefiting?...
21 December, 2015
Marine ‘Kruger park’ opened for fishing
Marine scientists are concerned that opening South Africa's largest marine protected area will rapidly reduce stocks of endangered fish species. They liken the move to opening Kruger park to hunting,...
11 December, 2015
Trafficking market goes wild in Vietnam
Hongqiao Liu discovers how easy it is to smuggle illegal wildlife products through China’s porous border with Vietnam – where trafficking on an industrial scale happens openly...
27 November, 2015
Who are Namibia’s Chinese smugglers?
Chinese journalist Shi Yi followed the trial of four alleged rhino horn traffickers in Namibia, and then paid a visit to their home villages in China to investigate their backgrounds...
25 November, 2015
ClimaTracker: Making climate science accessible
ClimaTracker is an innovative geojournalism project that makes complex scientific data accessible, and tells Southern Africa’s climate change stories at a mouse click...
25 November, 2015
SA’s driest season in 23 years
South Africa is in the grip of the worst drought since 1992. It is likely to get even worse in 2016 with the ever-increasing heat caused by El Niño, reports...
20 November, 2015
Namibia needs China’s help to curb poaching
The two governments need to collaborate on environmental issues to combat wildlife crime, says chief of the Directorate of Parks and Wildlife Management...
16 November, 2015