Sheree Bega
Sheree Bega is an environment reporter at the Mail & Guardian.
Seal off polluted dams to protect public health, says water expert
/ 15 February 2024

Seal off polluted dams to protect public health, says water expert

About 80% of the country’s dams are so enriched with nutrients they could produce toxic algal blooms

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Vaal River residents say water lettuce is ‘national crisis’
/ 14 February 2024

Vaal River residents say water lettuce is ‘national crisis’

If allowed to pass the Vaal River Barrage, the plant has access to a journey of about 1 000km of the middle and lower Vaal river, the Bloemhof Dam and then into the Orange river

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The world’s migratory species are vanishing from land, skies and seas
/ 12 February 2024

The world’s migratory species are vanishing from land, skies and seas

A groundbreaking report reveals the shocking state of wildlife with global extinction risk increasing

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Artisanal miners ‘brutalised’ in SANDF clampdown
/ 11 February 2024

Artisanal miners ‘brutalised’ in SANDF clampdown

Army clampdown has led to assaults and the property of legal miners being confiscated

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‘DDT risk goes down generations’
/ 10 February 2024

‘DDT risk goes down generations’

Study finds fathers’ exposure to toxins might have health consequences for their children

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SA restaurants ‘all at sea’ when it comes to sustainability
/ 9 February 2024

SA restaurants ‘all at sea’ when it comes to sustainability

Red-listed species are on restaurant menus in Gauteng, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape

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Researchers help safeguard unique kelp forests
/ 27 January 2024

Researchers help safeguard unique kelp forests

The forests are found nowhere else in the world and stretch along about 1 000km of the coastline from the Cape into Namibia

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