Biodiversity Conservation Watch Swimming against the tide of sewage: Standerton sanfus stir up action An intrepid band of activist-athletes are drawing attention to a pressing pollution problem Written by RR March 22, 2021November 18, 2021
Biodiversity Ocean Watch Bycatch threat to apex predators Shark and ray numbers are dwindling. Bottom trawling and a lack of government monitoring are adding to the problem, writes Katie Biggar Written by RR March 19, 2021April 15, 2021
Uncategorized Tracking Covid in sewers helps in virus fight The Sars-Cov-2 virus has been detected in a number of wastewater treatment plants in KwaZulu-Natal. Fatima Khan reports on how researchers are turning this to good use. Written by RR February 28, 2021November 15, 2021
Uncategorized Disco fever: Big gatherings could trigger third wave – expert warns Data modelling, aided by artificial intelligence, is helping better understand the spread of Covid-19 and to plan the rollout of the vaccine in South Africa. Fatima Khan reports. Written by RR February 9, 2021February 9, 2021
Conservation Watch Hiya ladies, I am in a wooing mood! . . . Spider love can be so strange When it comes to wooing aggressive females, spiders can really spin the charm… just ask David Attenborough and Jurgen Otto. Fatima Khan reports Written by RR January 24, 2021November 15, 2021
Conservation Watch Trial may shed light on Wild Coast violence A much-delayed case, back before the courts, brings to light community conflict over mineral sands mining plans. Fred Kockott reports. Written by RR January 22, 2021January 22, 2021
Ocean Watch Hooked on safety – the price of keeping KZN’s bathers safe from sharks The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board has a mandate to protect bathers against shark attacks while minimising the environmental impact. It insists its move to using baited drumlines rather than nets is a step in the right direction. Written by RR December 9, 2020April 10, 2021
Ocean Watch Spotted! How a surfer’s project turned the tide on shark fears A brush with his own mortality stoked big wave rider and adventurer Greg Bertish into launching Shark Spotters – an internationally acclaimed bathing safety project that’s also doing wonders for shark conservation. He spoke to Rio Button Written by RR October 16, 2020April 10, 2021
Social & Justice Trad medicine matters: WHO woos in Africa’s Covid cure search Where Covid-19 treatments have divided the world and brought opprobrium to Donald Trump, a controversial African medicine has helped forge some common purpose, writes Fatima Khan Written by RR September 27, 2020November 15, 2021
Ocean Watch A shiver of sharks: Old stories tell another truth Indigenous cultures venerated sharks, with a rich mythology that aided their preservation. It’s a lesson we can draw from today, writes Lisa Cloete Written by RR September 21, 2020April 10, 2021