Tag "South Africa"
Red Fish Down: Marine protected areas are critical to the future of South Africa’s iconic reef species
How we consume seafood has become an implicitly political act.
A lot on their plate: Sea’s custodians must do more
South Africa has proclaimed 20 new marine protected areas, mirroring worldwide efforts to conserve more marine areas. But a lack of funding and management mean most remain ‘Parks on Paper’.
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.
Tourism takes a pounding in lockdown purgatory
As tourism languishes in lockdown purgatory the communities it supports will be feeling the pain. Vital funding for conservation has vanished too, writes Dr Andrew Venter
Say, Cheers!
How Thandi turned to pineapple homebrew
Pineapple and bread brew packs a punch. Nontuthuko Ngubane on her pal Thandi and the latest township lockdown drink.
Pandemic punishes but powers school digital switch
South Africa’s basic education system is subpar. Fixing it has proven hard to do, but the country’s response to coronavirus offers hope and some pointers for the future, writes Dr
A dream deferred
Locked down in Vietnam, Roving Reporters’ Bootlegging Baldy, aka Ian Carbutt, defers his dream . . .
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.
Claws out at lion trade colloquium: hearing in detail
Fur flew during a two-day colloquium on captive lion breeding, hunting and the bone trade. Opinion was sharply divided among experts, officials, and lobby groups about the dangers and benefits
