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What Roving Reporters can do for an international intern
Not all journalism students are lucky enough to get a front page byline and a private, in-person interview with the National Geographic Storytelling Grants Program Officer on their first internship.
South Africa’s oceans get much needed protection
The South African government’s approval of an expanded network of 20 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has been welcomed as “visionary”, writes FRED KOCKOTT Work on the new approved network of
Fangs very much: relocation bolsters Somkhanda pack
A NEW pack of African wild dogs has been introduced to a community owned game reserve in Pongola as part of efforts in KwaZulu-Natal to preserve the endangered species.
Durban date for fiery dung beetle
A GIANT dung beetle will be making a fire-spurting, Durban debut on Saturday (27 October) as part of an initiative to educate people about plastic waste and how it can
Of hot talk and jellyfish sex
Roving Reporters intern Thabiso Goba is swept away by the passion of it all at his maiden WildOceans Science Session.
Eni linked to dark deals in Africa
Eni’s activities and projects exploring for oil in South Africa need investigation. Its history in Africa is tainted, writes Dennis Morton.
Three days left to have your say on the KZN gas and oil hunt
The multinational Italian energy company, Eni, is partnering with Sasol to explore for deep sea gas and oil reserves offshore of KwaZulu-Natal’s coast. They plan to drill up to six
FLASHBACK: Joel Burton lands his first byline
In celebration of Joel Burton’s birthday earlier this week, we share the story the landed his first byline in print: a profile of Brad Weare – the real deal in longboard
Deadly plight of Senegalese fishermen
In 2017, at least 140 Senegalese fishermen lost their lives at sea, while searching for fish that industrial fishing companies had stolen from their waters, writes Lerato Tsotetsi.
Don’t plunder our oceans, says marine conservation activist
Unknown to many, the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has signed away the soul of the East Coast, writes marine biologist, Khalid Mather.
