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
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 Environment Poverty drives poaching – warning of bloodbath Boots on the ground will not solve South Africa’s poaching problem, says criminologist, Cath Jakins, co-organiser of the Durban chapter of yesterday’s Global March for Elephants and Rhinos. Written by rovingreporters October 8, 2017August 25, 2018