Only four populations of the micro frog, endemic to the wetlands near Bredasdorp, were known before this discovery The post Endangered ‘Cape Flats’ micro frog finds a ‘sign of healthy ecosystem’ appeared first on The Mail & Guard...

Fishers claim they are forced into illegal trawling because subsidies only benefit big vessels The post Fishing subsidies in the W. Cape: ‘Illegal fishing is our only option’ appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The availability of blood is crucial for the treatment of acute and chronic diseases and in emergencies such as during child birth The post Blood transfusion is lifesaving. So is donating blood appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Vuwani residents are ready to vote, but none of the top three parties is wooing them The post ‘No one is campaigning to us’ — Vuwani residents on municipal elections appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Europe would have been a marginal player in world history without the continent’s natural resources and centuries of cheap African labour The post Excavating the role of Africans in the creation of the modern world appeared first on The Mail &...

Conservation Optimism, a site that provides stories about efforts to protect and restore the environment has become a global movement The post And now for the good environment news with Conservation Optimism appeared first on The Mail & Guardian...

In the face of their families’ poverty, young men, persuaded by the prospect of wealth or education, travel to Europe with their older female sponsors only to be trafficked for sex The post Kenya’s beach boys fall into sex tourism, trafficking ...

The high court has ruled that the dissolution of the water entity’s board by Minister Lindiwe Sisulu was unfair and unprocedural The post High court reinstates Umgeni Water board appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The proposal was made during the Cop15 biodiversity conference in China last week when the conference adopted a post-2020 framework to save nature The post South Africa calls for global biodiversity fund appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Proteas steer course twixt hope and dread The post T20 Cricket World Cup: Same old Proteas or renewed hope? appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.