Ocean Watch Time to sharpen up African climate journalism Young scientists offered training in coastal resilience reporting Written by rovingreporters May 21, 2022June 12, 2022
Biodiversity Ocean Watch Tales you lose: Why Wild Coast blasting rattles the sea’s great migrating whales A stretch of coast earmarked for seismic surveys – and potentially oil and gas extraction – lies on a long route followed by humpback whales. by Rio Button for Roving Reporters Amid the blur of the hundreds of whale surveys Delport has done over the past five years, he will always remember this one. “Witnessing […] Written by rovingreporters December 1, 2021March 26, 2024
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
Social & Justice Covid-19 has not dampened a young girl’s joyous spirit We managed to end apartheid and survived HIV and AIDS. What will stop us from overcoming Covid-19? asks 12-year-old, Iviwe Blaai, a Grade 7 learner at Ithuba Wild Coast Community College near Mzamba Mouth in the Eastern Cape. As I am sitting at my desk, I can already hear the president says this pandemic is […] Written by rovingreporters August 15, 2020December 18, 2020
Social & Justice Written from the heart: Wild Coast learners document their hopes and fears Amid the invisible threat of Covid-19, a series of writing competitions looks set to spark creative spirit among learners missing out on classes. William Western reports. 12-year-old Wild Coast lad Mfundo Tshezi says he “feels like the breadwinner of his family” after winning second prize in a writing competition – a R750 food hamper. Such […] Written by rovingreporters May 31, 2020November 18, 2021
Environment Art of the matter: Poignant prose from lockdown pupils Eager to get back to their books, primary school pupils from a standout Wild Coast school have been writing about lockdown life in their cash-strapped village, writes Rachel Moore. Written by rovingreporters May 3, 2020May 5, 2020
Training Become a Roving Reporter and environmental watchdog! Join Roving Reporters’ Writers in Residence programme Global warming, the rape of our seas… species extinction. Does the degradation of our natural environment, poaching or perhaps pollution, make you mad? You want to do something, but how to start to right the wrongs? Journalism is a powerful tool to spur action. It shines a light […] Written by rovingreporters February 11, 2020February 11, 2020
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
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