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Defend Truth

Kristin Engel

Latest Work

Minister Dion George’s African penguin ‘lifeline’ a slap in the face for conservation experts

Nelson Mandela Bay, Our Burning Planet, South Africa

28 August 2025

Minister Dion George’s African penguin ‘lifeline’ a slap in the face for conservation experts

By Kristin Engel

9 min

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Watch – Plant poaching in South Africa: The million rand Miracle Bush Lily heist

Our Burning Planet

15 August 2025

Watch – Plant poaching in South Africa: The million rand Miracle Bush Lily heist

By Kristin Engel

1 min

0

Hout Bay mussels contaminated with hidden toxins and sewage – study

Our Burning Planet, South Africa

11 August 2025

Hout Bay mussels contaminated with hidden toxins and sewage – study

By Kristin Engel

6 min

3

Neglect turns Cape Town’s Diep River Canal into a stinking sewage trap

Our Burning Planet, South Africa

6 August 2025

Neglect turns Cape Town’s Diep River Canal into a stinking sewage trap

By Kristin Engel

5 min

1

It’s time to comment on South Africa’s latest climate commitments

Our Burning Planet, South Africa

31 July 2025

It’s time to comment on South Africa’s latest climate commitments

By Kristin Engel

5 min

2

Cape Town marks a decade since its Day Zero drought began

Our Burning Planet, South Africa

30 July 2025

Cape Town marks a decade since its Day Zero drought began

By Kristin Engel

9 min

3

The ‘soft vengeance’ of Albie Sachs takes centre stage in exhibition at Zeitz Mocaa

Maverick News, South Africa

28 July 2025

The ‘soft vengeance’ of Albie Sachs takes centre stage in exhibition at Zeitz Mocaa

By Kristin Engel

8 min

1

Nature reserve and communities collide in Cape Town’s landfill controversy as Coastal Park nears capacity

Our Burning Planet, South Africa

27 July 2025

Nature reserve and communities collide in Cape Town’s landfill controversy as Coastal Park nears capacity

By Kristin Engel

10 min

4

Watch - South Africa’s deadly winter

Multimedia, Our Burning Planet

24 July 2025

Watch - South Africa’s deadly winter

By Kristin Engel

1 min

0

Historic ICJ advisory opinion: States must face legal consequences for climate inaction

Our Burning Planet

23 July 2025

Historic ICJ advisory opinion: States must face legal consequences for climate inaction

By Kristin Engel

9 min

3

South Africa’s wetlands are disappearing faster than we can restore them

Our Burning Planet, World

16 July 2025

South Africa’s wetlands are disappearing faster than we can restore them

By Kristin Engel

8 min

1

Cape Town's Zandvlei faces recreational shutdown amid alarming E. coli contamination levels

Maverick News, Our Burning Planet, South Africa

17 July 2025

Cape Town's Zandvlei faces recreational shutdown amid alarming E. coli contamination levels

By Kristin Engel

8 min

1