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Defend Truth

Don Pinnock

Don Pinnock is a Daily Maverick journalist specialising on environmental issues.

Latest Work

South Africa’s war on wild animals

2 March 2022

South Africa’s war on wild animals

5 min

15

Are the government’s animal welfare moves progress or ‘spookasem’?

28 February 2022

Are the government’s animal welfare moves progress or ‘spookasem’?

5 min

3

Let abalone go extinct – this might be the radical solution South Africa needs, new report suggests

24 February 2022

Let abalone go extinct – this might be the radical solution South Africa needs, new report suggests

7 min

11

The strange business of walking

23 February 2022

The strange business of walking

5 min

1

Battling the bane of the proliferating plastic toothbrush

9 February 2022

Battling the bane of the proliferating plastic toothbrush

6 min

2

An extraordinary life: The art, endeavours and scandal surrounding Cape artist Charles Bell

1 February 2022

An extraordinary life: The art, endeavours and scandal surrounding Cape artist Charles Bell

5 min

5

Brilliant bees that waggle with intent

24 January 2022

Brilliant bees that waggle with intent

7 min

8

Botswana’s big problem is not elephants, but runaway bushfires

18 January 2022

Botswana’s big problem is not elephants, but runaway bushfires

4 min

1

The Kruger National Park and its complex history of conservation and dispossession

18 January 2022

The Kruger National Park and its complex history of conservation and dispossession

9 min

4

A court challenge that could be of enormous benefit to wildlife conservation

17 January 2022

A court challenge that could be of enormous benefit to wildlife conservation

5 min

0

Slowboating: Float away from this crazy world

12 January 2022

Slowboating: Float away from this crazy world

7 min

1

The Decadent Odyssey: A train in blue and gold livery of unparalleled luxury

5 January 2022

The Decadent Odyssey: A train in blue and gold livery of unparalleled luxury

8 min

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