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Abalone aquaculture could end poaching
Poaching has almost wiped out abalone along South Africa's coast, but a research project is showing a viable way to build a commercial farm...
Global conservation award for DRC park ranger and environmentalist
Rodrigue Katembo, a former child soldier in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been awarded an international environmental prize for his work as a...
Saving Kenyan wildlife from drought, one truck at a time
Patrick Mwalua drives a truck hundreds of kilometres four times a week to deliver much needed water supplies to animals in Kenya's drought-stricken Tsavo...
State of the Nation Address 2017: full speech
In his State of the Nation Address, President Jacob Zuma declared 2017 the year of Oliver Reginald Tambo, who would have been 100 had...
Name an African elephant and save it
Amarula’s Name Them, Save Them campaign fights elephant poaching and gets society to understand these mystical creatures.
Ray Maota
There are less than 400 000 African...
Forensics can stop illegal trade of ivory
At CITES CoP17 in Johannesburg, scientists and investigators showed how they were using forensics to fight illegal ivory trade and poaching of Africa’s elephants.
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Collaborative efforts at CITES CoP17 in South Africa
The 183 Parties were discussing 120 documents and 62 proposals at the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade...
Go on safari with South African ranger and vlogger
South African freelance ranger Ryno Erasmus is taking his job to a new level by educating people about wildlife on YouTube. He introduced his...
Elephants’ dung used to produce coffee and paper
One of the big 5 are drawing more than just tourists to the African bush. Elephant dung is now being used to create paper in Africa and flavour artisanal coffee in Thailand.
Good things to know about WEF Africa host Rwanda
Over 20 years ago, the Rwandan genocide brought the country to a standstill and it found itself at a crossroad. Choosing the correct path, today Rwanda and its people have risen to become one of Africa's greatest modern nations.