49+ min ago   (1260+ words) A new push to promote ecological restoration in the Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) and reduce fire risk could see the removal of all remaining pine trees and other invasives from former plantation areas at Tokai and Cecilia. This is…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1409+ words) Beneath a towering sandstone cliff known as Letloepe on the outskirts of Qacha’s Nek near the border between Lesotho and South Africa, Nkhooa Molahlehi gives visitors a tour of the glass-fronted, brick enclosures housing the reptiles that have shaped nearly…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1145+ words) A single elephant’s journey highlights a central tension in African conservation today: the clash between roaming wildlife and fenced landscapes. A collared desert elephant bull in Namibia moved north into communal conservancies and then Etosha National Park. “He moved through…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (601+ words) Whether managed by the State Information Technology Agency, internally or by third parties, government public-facing servers are plagued with insecurities. Illustration: Lisa Nelson Government websites are insecure and a mess. The Constitution says that officials must provide us, the public,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (860+ words) The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) is responsible for much of the state’s computer systems including websites. On 24 May SITA published a statement denying social media claims that “SITA and government infrastructure” had been hit by a “cyberattack or unauthorised…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (328+ words) Seismic surveys off the West Coast will not affect fishing, and harm to marine life will be minimised, the company authorised to conduct the survey in the Orange Basin told the Western High Court on Tuesday. The applicants argued on…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (769+ words) Cape fox, brown hyena, and other middleweights of the carnivore world are major drivers of ecological health but are relegated to the undercard of research. A landmark long-term study at Tswalu Kalahari Reserve is now poised to change this. To…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (453+ words) Lesotho is considering an ambitious plan to develop floating solar electricity generation on the Katse and Mohale reservoirs. The R5-billion project could reshape the country’s renewable energy future while easing pressure on scarce land resources. For decades, the dams have…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (899+ words) For nearly ten years, the Roodekrans Neighbourhood Watch has been patrolling Muldersdrift se Loop, a perennial stream that runs through the area, to keep it safe from sewage spills and pollution. Andreas Oberlechner, the group’s chairperson, believes water resources deserve…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1243+ words) An out-of-control pest is invading southern Africa’s major river systems: the Australian red claw crayfish. Researchers warn this highly invasive species is moving dangerously close to the Okavango Delta. The red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus), native to northern Australia and…...