Eskom expects to cut 7 000 jobs

Ed Stoddard|Published

The state-owned power utility has R270bn of state-guaranteed debt and total debt of about R390bn.

Ivory, rhino horn ban remains

Ed Stoddard|Published

Member states at the CITES convention voted overwhelmingly against legalising rhino and ivory sales.

Poaching: Africa’s elephant population tumbles

Ed Stoddard|Published

Africa’s elephant population fell around 20 percent between 2006 and 2015 because of a surge in ivory poaching.

SA basks in H. Naledi find

Ed Stoddard|Published

A dramatic fossil find has given SA reason to celebrate amid economic gloom, but some experts question its scientific significance.

Bomb-sniffing elephants trained in SA

Ed Stoddard|Published

Elephants trained in the art of “bio-detection” to see if they can use their exceptional sense of smell to sniff out explosives, landmines and poachers

Oil rush drives hunt for eco-friendly methods

Ed Stoddard|Published

East Africa's oil rush is spreading into parks and protected areas, prompting companies to develop new ways to explore.

‘Guards were hacked to death’

Ed Stoddard|Published

Two security guards have been killed at a platinum mine outside Johannesburg in the latest violence between rival labour unions.

Ancient bedding used for pest control

Ed Stoddard|Published

The find is 50,000 years older than any previous prehistoric beds discovered.

Tiger-on-tiger fatalies increasing

Ed Stoddard|Published

An extremely rare South China tiger has been killed by another on a South African reserve dedicated to saving the species from extinction.