Environment
Boeing, Boeing, gone:
Jet-set spread the disease, but it’s the poor who pay
The coronavirus puts communities least able to deal with it at greatest risk. Expect more economic migration, sustainability crises and other maladies, writes environmentalist Dr Andrew Venter.
Twinkle, twinkle little lights: South Coast conservancies show the way
A firefly sanctuary – the first of its kind in Africa and one of only four in the world – has been launched on the lower South Coast. Fred Kockott
Nurdle hunt maps pollution
A worldwide nurdle search spanning six continents is underway, write Jared Sumar and Fred Kockott
Laughter better medicine than Greta, says SA comic
Greta Thunberg, the teen green activist, would win more people to her cause if she cracked a few jokes, says actor
Green plan to turn dirty waste into walkways
Unrecyclable plastic waste collected from the Umgeni River could soon become part of paving networks, walkways and eco-landscapes in and around Durban, write Jared Sumar and Fred Kockott. This is
Green Corridors enable people to explore the curative nature of the outdoors
Encouraging people to cycle, enjoy nature and the outdoors is among the curative missions of Durban’s Green Corridors, writes Jared Sumar
International bid to save Mawana elephants
The Aspinall Foundation – an internationally renowned animal conservation charity – has stepped in to save a herd of 32 elephants in northern KwaZulu-Natal, writes Fred Kockott. First published by
Jumbo blow for Zululand reserve: Bull elephants kill conservationist
The conservationist who was trampled and gored by bull elephants in northern KwaZulu-Natal this week, died trying to save the animals he loved. Matthew Hattingh reports
Trophy hunting: Have your say!
HAVE YOUR SAY: The UK government is looking at restricting, or even banning, the import and export of hunting trophies.
Elephant memories: On art at the intersection
Andries Botha toured the world with his elephant sculptures, capturing the public’s imagination and doing much for conservation. But in his home town, the project trampled on a few toes.
