Conservation Watch Environment Buzz off! Stinky solutions for a jumbo problem Elephants can fundamentally alter the landscapes as they forage, damaging or killing large trees. Now researchers are trying out pungent potions to keep destructive pachyderms at bay. Tony Carnie reports Written by rovingreporters November 20, 2019April 3, 2020
Environment Win in war on logging pirates Mozambique has recorded a measure of success recently against wildlife poachers and illegal loggers, thanks to stronger enforcement. Fred Kockott reports. This report was commissioned and first published by Mongabay Seven men have been charged in connection with a large-scale illegal logging operation just north of Mozambique’s Zinave National Park after a zebra poacher who […] Written by fredkockott November 19, 2019November 21, 2019
Environment Silver lining to Dusi pollution calamity? Durban-Pietermaritzburg river pollution a microcosm of nationwide water pollution control failures First published by GroundUp by Tony Carnie Sometimes, a really bad dose of pollution news can turn out to be good news. Huh? How could another massive oil and chemical spill into one of the country’s most frequently polluted river systems possibly be seen […] Written by rovingreporters November 14, 2019May 29, 2020
Uncategorized Shea class: Midlands school scores in water compo A RURAL KwaZulu-Natal Midlands school has taken top honours in a national programme that encourages water conservation and implementing the UN’s sustainable development goals. Shea O’Connor Combined School will now represent South Africa at the International Water Explorer online event on 12 November. The Nottingham Road school and six other Water Explorer finalist schools have […] Written by rovingreporters November 4, 2019November 4, 2019
Uncategorized Wild waters, but where are all the sharks? A record breaking endurance swimmer saw worryingly little marine life, especially sharks, on a North Coast adventure. Jess Nicholson reports. Written by rovingreporters November 2, 2019November 3, 2019
Training South African version of Truman Capote’s, In Cold Blood? “You’re cadet journalists, barely a published word to your names, jointly or individually, and what you’re working on has potential to be a global hit!” So said author, Denis Beckett, to three students enrolled on Roving Reporters first writing workshop in 2011. Beckett reckoned the students’ investigation into two juvenile-offenders-turned-serial hijackers, had the makings of […] Written by rovingreporters November 2, 2019October 25, 2021
Conservation Watch Best little kitchen on the Wild Coast Masha Ramsamooch meets a remarkable woman and finds on the Wild Coast, a moveable feast. Written by rovingreporters October 21, 2019March 20, 2021
Environment 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 three part series first published by South Coast Herald. Sowing dissent: Pondoland pain over mining While the North Gauteng High Court has ruled that mining cannot go ahead without the full and proper consent […] Written by rovingreporters October 15, 2019May 29, 2020
Environment The ties that bind: land and loyalty Loyalty to the land runs deep among Pondo, Shona Aylward reports in the final instalment of her look into Xolobeni and the mining saga. Written by RR October 15, 2019October 15, 2019
Environment ‘Mining Xolobeni like putting jackal with the goats’ Plans to mine Xolobeni continue to face stiff opposition from residents, reports Shona Aylward, in this the second of a three-part series on the area. Written by RR October 15, 2019October 15, 2019