Daily Maverick’s geo-journalism shows how coal pollution hits hardest in Thubelihle and other vulnerable townships across Mpumalanga.

The global fertility rate was 2.2 births per woman last year, down from five in the 1960s and 3.3 in 1990, according to the ...

Using Google Earth Engine, Daily Maverick layered satellite-derived pollution exposure data with indicators of vulnerability, including poverty, lack of healthcare access and proximity to emissions ...

Some countries will see significantly more population growth than others, offering both opportunities and challenges.

South African scientists have launched an anti-poaching campaign in which rhinos' horns will be injected with a radioactive ...

Rhinos in South Africa will have their horns injected with radioactive material to deter poachers. A team from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) said the rhinos would not be harmed by a ...

For example, seniors make up 5.9% of South Africa’s population and children 28.6%. This compares with Russia’s 15.8% seniors and 17.2% children, and China’s 13.7% seniors and 17.7% children.