‘If Aids stops black population growth, it will be like Father Christmas’
Arthur Chaskalson’s commitment to human rights saw him gain SA’s highest legal position and global fame, writes Leon Marshall
What happened to the administration that was supposed to see to it that countries look after the park separately and jointly?
Talk of restoring the high-security fence that separated Kruger National Park from Mozambique during the Border War years has cast a deep shadow across one of the ...
A treaty signed by five southern African countries heralds a new dawn in a shared conservation vision. Leon Marshall reports.
Legends about the boomslang are legion, inspired in large part by its large black eyes, its leaf-green colour that camouflages it in foliage and its slow-working ...
As the price of coal pressures government on have more of it mined, Leon Marshall digs deeper to discuss possible consequences.
That has been the question raging through cyberspace these past two weeks.
The region around Wakkerstroom has excellent water filtering properties and stunning scenery. But, Leon Marshall writes, it also has oil-rich coal.
With one in eight of the world's estimated 10 000 bird species at risk of extinction, scientists are highlighting migration routes as the key to their survival. ...
Elephant culling could start within the year to reduce the animals' burgeoning numbers in parks and reserves around South Africa.
Plans to mine for coal in the catchment areas of major rivers present a serious threat to South Africa's fresh water resources.
A testy meeting in Pretoria demonstrated how South Africa's mounting rubbish problem is beginning to rack nerves.
Piet Koornhof was as good an actor as you will find in politics, writes Leon Marshall
It can take a while after putting out the marrow bones on the nearby rocks for the big birds to arrive. But when they do, it is a thrilling sight as they glide by ...
Like a gracious sports star, Ryk Diepraam declares: "The victory isn't mine; it belongs to nature. "
South Africa will probably soon join developed countries in committing itself to meeting targets for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.
Director of energy efficiency Elsa du Toit intends recommending to Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel that heavy levies be imposed on SUVs and powerful sports cars. ...
Fans of SUVs and powerful sports cars will be in for a shock if Dr Elsa du Toit, director of energy efficiency at the Department of Minerals and Energy, has her ...
A major survey of 210 of South Africa's largest and most important companies has revealed unexpected levels of concern about the environment.
Serene as the myriad butterflies that have lately been fluttering like confetti around Gauteng may seem, there actually is something quite desperate - and sad - ...
The great elephant herds of the Kruger National Park, under threat of culling, are migrating in growing numbers across the border into Limpopo Park.
Two zoo-bred Chinese tigers are adapting quickly to their new environment, having been released in the South African veld about a year ago.
There is a good chance that Valli Moosa, the former minister of environmental affairs and tourism, will assume the prestigious position of president of the World ...
For South Africa's national parks agonising over a painful subject, there seems to be no escaping the inevitable answer.