Ed Stoddard

Mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew released from ICE custody Bruna Ferreira was arrested and detained last month on the way to pick up her 11-year-old son from school.

Mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew released from ICE custody www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Johnny Clegg, Hugh Masekela, Femi Kuti, Baaba Maal, Leonard Cohen ...

It does linger long into May back home and longer than it did when we were - er, younger! Climate change ....

South Africa delivered at the G20, Trump delivered a tantrum | Daily Maverick <p>Trump may believe he can single-handedly rewrite the rules of geopolitics with threats and hashtags. But the G20 is bigger than him. The world is bigger than him. And South Africa’s leadership is a...

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Trophies, consistency and a nod to the future — why the Springboks of 2025 are a class apart | Daily Maverick <p>Rassie Erasmus’s Springboks have challenged the widely held perceptions of South African rugby through their groundbreaking innovations and results across a landmark 2025 season.</p>

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Selfie safari crisis as social media drives dangerous, unethical wildlife tourism | Daily Maverick <p>Millions of tourists flock to private and public wildlife reserves in Africa every year. But this unrelenting desire for social media footage — and accompanying bad behaviour — comes at a price.</p...

"Non-consumptive" ecotourism is not a panacea and in many ways has a more detrimental impact on wildlife than hunting: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Spring is a long way away ...

Race to vaccinate 7.2 million cattle as foot-and-mouth crisis bites | Daily Maverick <p>South Africa is rolling out a nationwide jab for its 7.2 million-strong cattle herd, in a bid to shut the gate on foot-and-mouth disease before more value escapes. The biosecurity blitz is aimed at...

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"You can totally tell this movie was shot in Toronto," says man about movie set in Toronto TORONTO – While watching a movie at home with friends, local cinephile Jacob Meznik repeatedly pointed out all the times the movie gave away that it was clearly shot in Toronto, blissfully unaware tha...

“Is that the CN tower in the background? It’s like they’re not even trying.”

Recognition for Malcolm Marx as the world’s best has been years in the making | Daily Maverick <p>Hooker Malcolm Marx capped a fine year for himself and South African rugby by becoming the fourth Springbok to earn the World Player of the Year award.</p>

Richly deserved what a force on the field ... www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Appeal launched for human-wildlife conflict victims of botched Ifaw elephant translocation | Daily Maverick <p>Animals rights and welfare organisations in Africa often face the accusation that they place the welfare of wildlife above that of people, notably the rural poor who mostly bear the terrifying burd...

I have reported extensively on this debacle in which the rights and dignity of poor Africans were trampled on by Western animal rights activism. Now there is an aid appeal for the victims ... www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

The right loves the accounts, which often rail against supposed voter fraud.

They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Toxic mines put Southeast Asia's rivers, people at risk, study says For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue has irrigated her fields in northern Thailand with the waters of the Kok River, which flows down from neighbouring Myanmar before joining with the Mekong River that cuts through Southeast Asia.

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G20 declaration highlights food security as US and other aid cuts bite | Daily Maverick <p>The declaration’s commitment to WTO rules has been welcomed, but signatories including France, the UK and Germany have been slashing their aid commitments and, in the process, undermining the globa...

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Can the IMF's <p>The Africa Expert Panel, convened to produce a report on heavily indebted nations ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, suggested a new instrument to refinance low-income countries’ debt.</p>

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Interesting to see coal measured by bushels ...

Doug Ford to produce ad where Reagan says that pedophilia is bad - The Beaverton QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is in production today on a new advertisement meant to play on U.S. television that sees former President Ronald Reagan point out how he, like most people, tho...

Doug Ford to produce ad where Reagan says that pedophilia is bad

Opinion: Why do we need a cure for diabetes when I don’t have it? Brandon, Manitoba – Millions of Canadians live with diabetes, and the Government of Canada has spent billions on diabetes research and treatment. But here’s what I don’t understand: Why do we need a c...

Opinion: Why do we need a cure for diabetes when I don’t have it?

Why Dion George had to go - Daily Friend The new environment minister, Willie Aucamp, is the right person to regulate wildlife conservation and environment-adjacent economic activity.

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Chemical evidence of life uncovered in SA rocks 3.3bn years old While there is fossil evidence of life older than 3.3bn years, this is the first time that its molecular chemical fingerprints have been detected through high-tech sleuthing.

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Limpopo reserve wants something no one else in SA wants: elephants Elephants confined in fenced spaces are an ecological and economic challenge, but removing the species also has consequences. At a time when virtually no one in South Africa wants elephants and the an...

No one wants elephants in South Africa anymore - but this reserve project is a revealing exception. My story with my colleague Felix Dlangamandla on the issue: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

US tariff retreat offers limited relief for South Africa’s farmers

However, concern remains, since the recent modification only benefits a few agricultural industries and does not address the overall exposure of the sector to the US.

Johannesburg 14/11/2025: A very cold day for this time of the year. Switching back to red wine tonight from rosé and this weekend's fly fishing plans look set to get washed away. But I am considerable good and the Springboks play Italy this weekend and that should be a right some good match ...

Once again I am glad that my old high school in Dartmouth Nova Scotia - previously called Prince Andrew High - changed its name a couple of years ago after a campaign that I also took part in. With his royal titles stripped Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor High would have been a mouthful …

No silver bullet to manage booming elephant population in southern Africa The decline in elephant numbers across most of Africa has not been uniform, with many populations growing rapidly in the southern part of the continent. The recent ‘Elephant in the Room’ conference in...

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Part 3 — The headwinds that beset mining’s bid to save the planet In the final part of this series, we look at how the mining sector’s past could undermine its efforts to save the planet.

The third and final part of my series on mining as the planet's unexpected saviour ... www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Climate Index may act as early warning system The Actuarial Society of South Africa’s tool tracks extreme rainfall, drought, storms and wildfire, giving the country standardised insight to prepare for disasters and navigate climate change.

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Complex, timeless masterpiece of classical music conjures up only images of cartoon rabbit in drag CORNWALL, ON ― 39-year-old landscaper Talia Arsenault became painfully aware of her total lack of refinement recently, when a symphony that had weathered centuries of cultural change thanks to its sti...

Complex, timeless masterpiece of classical music conjures up only images of cartoon rabbit in drag

The vehicles in North America are just MASSIVE. There is a big SUV and pick-up truck (called bakkies here) culture in South Africa but the biggest Hiluxes and related vehicles such as Ford Rangers that you see on the road here just don't compare ...

Keystone Industry: How mining became planet’s unlikely saviour Mining is the ‘keystone industry’. Without it, the global economy will collapse like an arch without its keystone. Its fingerprints are also all over human-made climate change. But here’s the rub: the...

On history’s grand stage, Clio has cast the mining sector in a starring role as both Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – it has been a force for both immense good and monstrous evil ... www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...