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Blue and fin whale sightings on the rise in the South East Atlantic
27 May 2026 •
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More than 40 years after the end of commercial whaling, new research reveals a recent increase in sightings of the world’s two largest whale species in the southeastern Atlantic.
The findings, published in the peer-reviewed African...
Evolution of Language Rights in South Africa
22 April 2026 •
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Language rights occupy a unique and often contested space within South Africa’s constitutional framework. As a diverse and multilingual society emerging from a deeply racialised and exclusionary past, South Africa’s constitutional commitment to linguistic diversity,...
Power Lines Pose Deadly Threat to Namibia’s Large Birds
16 April 2026 •
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A year-long study in southern Namibia has confirmed what conservationists have long feared: power lines are killing significant numbers of large bird species, with some populations, particularly bustards, facing serious risk.
Globally, bird collisions and electrocutions...
Call for Papers: Climate-smart cultivated grassland & pasture system
1 April 2026 •
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Grasslands, both cultivated and natural, form an important component of livestock production, rural livelihoods and ecosystem services across Africa and globally, yet these systems face increasing pressure from climate variability, land degradation and the need...
Fish, fishers and the future: A Special Issue
4 March 2026 •
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Guest edited by those well-renowned in their field, Volume 47, Issue 4, of the African Journal of Marine Science is a special issue titled, “Fish, fishers and the future”. The special issue comprises a suite...
