Uncategorized Geek gaming nights take off With his sights set on becoming a professional computer gamer, 13-year-old Connor Howes is looking forward to competing in the next #GeekGamingNight taking place in Durban early next month. Amid the eSports industry beginning to see top earners rake in almost as much as Wimbledon tennis champions, computer gaming events are soon to become part […] Written by rovingreporters November 12, 2017July 31, 2018
Environment Ocean Watch Deep sea exploration plan wavers Report released, then withdrawn . . . Vast amounts of fossil fuel will be burned up in an extensive and potentially harmful deep-sea exploration for fossil fuels embedded deep in the earth’s crust not far off the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) shoreline Written by rovingreporters November 10, 2017August 25, 2018
Environment Ocean Watch Verdict still out on seismic impacts Has loud underwater noise from the oil and gas exploration industry caused whale and dolphin deaths along the KwaZulu-Natal coast? Written by rovingreporters November 10, 2017August 25, 2018
Conservation Watch Environment Bottom falls out of rare coloured wildlife market Intensive game breeding sparks weird outcomes. Tony Carnie reports Written by rovingreporters November 10, 2017November 17, 2019
Conservation Watch Environment Funding plea for dehorning KZN rhinos Plans to dehorn 200 rhinos Written by fredkockott November 5, 2017August 25, 2018
Conservation Watch Environment Calls to legalise trade in rhino horn stirs debate ‘Ban on rhino horn sales not protecting the animals,’ say game ranch owners Written by rovingreporters November 5, 2017November 17, 2019
Environment Ocean Watch How many nurdles are floating out there, Sabic? Port authorities and Sabic fail to come clean on cargo spill As public concern mounts about the extent of industrial plastic pollution arising from the recent Durban cargo spill, responses from authorities have raised more questions than answers. FRED KOCKOTT reports Written by rovingreporters October 27, 2017August 25, 2018
Environment Ocean Watch Government probes KZN cargo spill Saudi company will pay, says Plastics SA In the wake of one the worst spillages of raw plastic pellets in KwaZulu-Natal waters, a Roving Reporters investigation has revealed that the one of the world’s biggest petrochemical companies, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic), will foot the bill for massive clean-up operations. Written by rovingreporters October 26, 2017August 25, 2018
Environment Ocean Watch Ocean Stewards inspired by ‘beach-bum extraordinaire” A “beach bum extraordinaire” has teamed up with fellow marine scientists to generate a new wave of ocean stewards. Fred Kockott and Diony Lalieu report. Written by rovingreporters October 8, 2017June 6, 2019