Tanya Farber
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Past articles by Tanya:
Leafy burbs look like paradise, but eco-havoc leaves city with hard choices to make
City of Cape Town no longer responding to alien wasp invasions on private land → Read More
Phakeng ‘goes rogue’ on social media, UCT goes mum in campus comms
Insiders say she has once again promoted a culture of gun violence in the land → Read More
UCT’s Phakeng put on leave with ‘immediate effect’ amid info war on exit terms
Amid an information war still raging at the University of Cape Town, outgoing vice-chancellor Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng has been placed on leave “with immediate effect”. → Read More
The more we encroach on animal habitats, the more pandemics we’ll see
Local expert praises work done by group of 70 international scientists on bats. → Read More
‘We’re in serious trouble’: Mmusi Maimane on SA reaching breaking point
“We are in serious trouble. I really want to bring home this point: I don’t think we have a deep appreciation of how much trouble the South African economy is in right now ... the Eskom crisis is one we could see repeated in any sector.”.. → Read More
Doctor swaps private hospital job to give amputees a new lease on life
NPO Zimele steps into the breach to get amputees’ lives back on track → Read More
Let’s look at cities rather than just countries as we stare down the climate crisis
Experts argue that measuring total carbon emissions of a country ‘doesn't always paint the most accurate picture’ → Read More
Dutch kitesurfer dies in horrific accident in Muizenberg, Cape Town
The year has ended tragically for a Dutch kite surfer who got swept up in heavy winds pelting Cape Town on the last day of 2022. → Read More
Growing South African measles outbreak sees cases climb to 297
The number of measles cases being detected across South Africa is rising daily. → Read More
Growing South African measles outbreak sees cases climb to 297
The number of measles cases being detected across South Africa is rising daily. → Read More
Pitch perfect: World Cup soccer fields made of sterner stuff
The resilient grass used in Qatar has opened up another path of innovation → Read More
Recent rain in Western Cape as high as Laingsburg disaster of 1981: expert
Gauteng summer rains came late, and KZN fears repeat performance of earlier this year → Read More
Ditch the bubble wrap: an experience is just the ticket after a tough year
Christmas is the time of giving, but it doesn’t have to be a material object. → Read More
EDITORIAL | ‘Science for social justice’ requires nuts and bolts to become real
Let’s take the brilliant minds from the CTICC and fuse their power for the benefit of all → Read More
Ramaphosa embraced at global forum despite unmentioned political tensions
The president had strong words for richer nations who hogged vaccines → Read More
Worries of Covid PPE-style corruption loom over SA’s energy plan
Already there is tension around renewed calls by Gwede Mantashe for fracking proposals in the Karoo → Read More
Only high-risk individuals with too few jabs need to worry about Covid over festive season
Despite small outbreaks, numbers remain stable ahead of festive season: expert → Read More
Fracking hell: outrage as Mantashe calls for proposals for seismic activity in Karoo
Heavy public criticism and petition reveal SA’s fossil fuel furore → Read More
African regions experience brain drain as the most climate-literate flee: Study
Communities across Africa are among the most vulnerable when it comes to the climate crisis, but those migrating are often the ones who are climate literate, according to a study published in the science journal Climatic Change.. → Read More
How arts and culture suffered while Covid took centre stage: Unesco report
The reported estimates global revenue losses between 20% and 40% and 10-million jobs lost → Read More