Claire Keeton is a features writer who has earned awards for her HIV and mental health coverage, and has reported on Covid, including as a vaccine trial volunteer and from inside a Covid ICU. She has spent 30 years exploring SA and been to more than 60 countries reporting on human rights, civil conflicts and environmental threats, as well as doing adventure travel
'Helihackers' swoop in to protect Table Mountain's fynbos and fresh water
Eighteen volunteer “helihackers” removed more than 1,300 pines and other invasive trees from Table Mountain’s upper ...
African penguins at risk of extinction protected by fishing limits
Fishing will be restricted in waters around penguin colonies for at least 10 years to protect the critically endangered ...
We have 9,789MW of renewable energy applications in our hands: Barbara Creecy
Forestry, fisheries and environment minister Barbara Creecy said on Friday that 9,789MW of renewable energy ...
'Positive feedback' in pursuit to release SA hostage Gerco van Deventer
The Gift of the Givers has engaged the captors of paramedic Gerco van Deventer, who has been held hostage in Mali since ...
South African cheetahs darted ahead of historic flight to new home in India
Two of 12 cheetahs to be flown from South Africa to India in an ambitious transnational relocation project were darted ...
Covid-19 under control in Africa but continent hit by deadly cholera outbreak
New Covid-19 cases and deaths in Africa have risen slightly over the past four weeks but Africa CDC acting director Dr ...
South Africa helps achieve fair sharing of natural resources in global deal
The world is a step closer to fairly sharing natural resources following the UN global biodiversity summit, which ended ...
Right-to-die champion free, will fight for law change in Tutu’s honour
“It’s been three years and I’m free,” says Sean Davison, the right-to-die champion whose three-year house arrest ended ...
SA paraglider flies off Mount Everest
Johannesburg paraglider and climber Pierre Carter became the first person to legally fly off Mount Everest in Nepal ...
Climate march on Human Rights Day demands water, food and energy for all
Chanting and singing, hundreds of climate activists spanning more than a city block marched in Cape Town on Thursday to ...