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Defend Truth

Don Pinnock

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

Latest Work

The ingenious flight of flies — nature’s tiny aeronauts mastering survival and escape

4 February 2025

The ingenious flight of flies — nature’s tiny aeronauts mastering survival and escape

4 min

8

Gravel from space grab upends theories of how life began

3 February 2025

Gravel from space grab upends theories of how life began

4 min

11

Bird Island Cape gannets make a comeback with help from their friends

30 January 2025

Bird Island Cape gannets make a comeback with help from their friends

5 min

1

Of soap and explosives — the sad tale of a forgotten surgeon

29 January 2025

Of soap and explosives — the sad tale of a forgotten surgeon

5 min

0

Vexed debates — the battle for animal welfare in South Africa

23 January 2025

Vexed debates — the battle for animal welfare in South Africa

9 min

10

Pollution, dead animals and corruption: the tragedy of Lake Chivero, Harare's water supply

21 January 2025

Pollution, dead animals and corruption: the tragedy of Lake Chivero, Harare's water supply

5 min

3

The tea thief

13 January 2025

The tea thief

10 min

7

Meeting the gentle, magical spirits of the African rainforest

7 January 2025

Meeting the gentle, magical spirits of the African rainforest

6 min

5

The magic of numbers — it’s the human imagination and curiosity behind them that truly count

26 December 2024

The magic of numbers — it’s the human imagination and curiosity behind them that truly count

4 min

0

Not using seatbelts is killing kids, wrecking families and causing SA’s brain trauma crisis

11 December 2024

Not using seatbelts is killing kids, wrecking families and causing SA’s brain trauma crisis

7 min

25

Scientists discover what caused Botswana’s mass elephant die-off

10 December 2024

Scientists discover what caused Botswana’s mass elephant die-off

3 min

30

Behind bars — South Africa's tiger farming crisis and its hidden global implications

5 December 2024

Behind bars — South Africa's tiger farming crisis and its hidden global implications

6 min

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