Tag "Wild Coast"
Time to sharpen up African climate journalism
Young scientists offered training in coastal resilience reporting
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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?
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.
Best little kitchen on the Wild Coast
Masha Ramsamooch meets a remarkable woman and finds on the Wild Coast, a moveable feast.
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.
