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Sand mining plans dog Xolobeni
Since 2006, people in Xolobeni have waged a struggle over plans for heavy minerals mining, reports Shona Aylward in this
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Park expansion holds hope for Africa’s big tuskers
Eight of Africa’s remaining 30 “big tuskers” live in South Africa’s Tembe Elephant Park. The park is set to expand
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Vietnamese youth pledge support for war on poaching
Catch them while they are young, seems to be the thinking behind bringing a group of Vietnamese twentysomethings to the
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Environmental groups’ objections over-ruled Marches, protests and objections to drill for gas and oil along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline over the
Sensational Shark Week
focus irks young scientist
August 4, 2019
Sea Shepherd skipper on film fest bill
July 24, 2019The Thin Green Line
Powerful image sheds light on efforts to save rhinos Fred Kockott and Mlu Mdletshe report First published by GroundUp
‘Wild warriors’ learn to shoot with cameras
September 23, 2019
Environmental lawyers put screws back on a Zululand anthracite mine.
September 19, 2019Wild Walks
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It’s a wrench and a drench to leave
Pooped but proud to have finished, Shona Aylward looks back on the demanding final days of the Wild Coast hike
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Onward and upward:
Shona Aylward on Day 6
We ramble along the rutted coastline, in and out of pockets of exquisite beaches hugged by cliffs. Shona Aylward reports
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Any port in a storm:
the going gets tough on days 4 & 5
The going gets tough for Wild Coast hiker Shona Aylward. But the scenery rewards and the history is rich, not
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