13 Aug 2022
SADC learns from Sahel in Great Green Wall strategy Africa is drawing from its own lessons as it works toward land degradation neutrality (LDN), with the Southern African Development Community […]
12 Aug 2022
SA hybrid hotel group adds more properties to growing portfolio Hospitality Group Curiocity Africa has added two new properties to their portfolio in Blouberg in the Western Cape of South […]
4 Aug 2022
WhyAfrica Road Trip 2022: Southern Africa is alive and kicking! After spending the last 42 days travelling almost 9000km overland between five Southern African countries, and visiting 32 project sites […]
2 Aug 2022
Batoka ready to open refurbished Zambezi Sands River Lodge ADVERTORIAL CONTENT Batoka Hospitality, a luxury ecotourism and community development group, is preparing to open the doors of its magical Zambezi […]
31 Jul 2022
Illegal collectors a threat to Southern Africa succulents Southern Africa’s succulent plants are experiencing unprecedented rates of decline due to combined impacts of climate change and illegal collecting to supply […]
21 Jul 2022
Unregulated coal mining in Zimbabwe could result in environmental degradation Although mining in the Hwange coal belt could benefit the country immensely, unregulated activities in the region could lead […]
14 Jul 2022
Botswana tourism bounces back after Covid knock Although the impact of Covid-19 on the conservation efforts and the tourism industry in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe was substantial, these sectors […]
10 Jul 2022
Climate change: How much more heat can birds take? A project led by the University of Pretoria looks at how extreme heat affects different bird species Rising temperatures because of […]
2 Jul 2022
How uranium mine and living fossils co-exist For the next two days of our Road Trip, WhyAfrica will explore the Erongo region of Namibia, known for its unique and extremely […]
1 Jul 2022
Seafood production can meet future demand says UP expert Despite the challenges of climate change and overfishing, studies suggest that seafood production can be sustainably expanded to meet future food […]
24 Jun 2022
Endangered species wilt under poaching onslaught Unique and endangered vegetation that occurs in the isolated inselbergs of the Succulent Karoo Biome of the Northern Cape have become the target of […]
7 Jun 2022
WhyAfrica takes to the road Covid-19 and subsequent restrictions to control the pandemic’s spread, have been devastating for the African continent. An unintended consequence of the calamity is that reliable, […]
7 Jun 2022
Law as an environmental safety net Environmental law provides a ‘safety net’ should developments fail to address an environmental problem, Minette Le Roux, Principal Environmental Specialist and Head of the […]
25 May 2022
Namibia’s deep dive into its environmental state While the widespread natural deserts and resources of Namibia often seem boundless, they are constantly being impacted in ways that highlight the importance […]
15 May 2022
Identifying SDG shortcomings to monitor natural resources The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), laid out by the United Nations in 2015 provides a map to guide and measure the world’s progress […]
8 May 2022
Ethiopia stuck in an ethnic rut East Africa’s emerging giant, Ethiopia, is experiencing the political downside of its extraordinary economic success over the last decade and a half. By Leon […]
3 May 2022
Oil and gas: Let the people decide The discovery of oil and gas off the coast of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique is good news for the Southern African region. […]
1 May 2022
Unplanned development threatens bat habitat Large-scale development and inadequate conservation plans have resulted in changes to natural habitats and exposed previously unencountered animal species to human interaction. The University of […]