A different way to fight climate change

Extinction Rebellion’s imaginative protests are entertaining. But they are also deadly serious.

Mary Kanyaman Ekai: Gender and Livestock Rustling in Northern Kenya

Mary Kanyaman Ekai was a peace ambassador from Turkana County who lost her life in the course of saving her family’s livestock in Turkana East on September 24th 2022. Kanyaman’s case illustrates the complexity of “cattle rustling” at Kenya’s northern frontier from a gender perspective.

South Africa’s small-scale fishers have been marginalised since apartheid – what needs to change

South Africa’s policies need to do more to protect vulnerable and marginalised small-scale fishers and fishing communities.

Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked

South Africa’s land reform policy remains highly contested. But, in our view, a number of persistent myths about farmland statistics and the structure of commercial agriculture skew debates.

COP27: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh

The COP27 summit in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh marked a historic moment when a coalition of developing countries secured a new fund to support the victims of climate disasters.

“Kids tell us it’s pointless”: Tanga’s hidden histories of land and sea

Through years of conversation in the Tanzanian port town of Tanga, rarely heard stories of hope, hopelessness and resilience emerged.

Stellenbosch backyarders threaten to occupy golf course

Backyard Dwellers’ Forum say they’ve been left out while others are housed

After another fire rips through ‘tortured’ Masiphumelele, community members weigh in on struggles and solutions

Fire safety workshops, proper housing and more power boxes. These are some of the suggestions residents of Masiphumelele in the Cape Peninsula have for reducing fire risks. This was after the second fire in a month tore through the area on Monday, 21 November.

Across Africa, Water Conflict Threatens Security, Health, And The Environment

Water is a finite resource on our planet. We can only rely on what we have, which translates to about 2.5 percent of drinkable fresh water. Of that amount, only 0.4 percent currently exists in lake…

Slapp-down – activists cheer ConCourt ruling on ‘abusive’ defamation cases brought by corporations

Why is government taking so long to finalise water standards?

Protest and repression at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh

‘No, my voice isn’t being heard,’ Jacob Maurice Johns explained to Our Burning Planet, from Sharm el-Sheikh, on Wednesday, 9 November. ‘NGOs have a way of tokenising indigenous people… they capitalise off the pain of indigenous people.’