Kimon de Greef
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Kimon de Greef’s Contributions:
South Africa’s Abalone Black Market Is Being Squeezed by COVID-19
The pandemic has temporarily collapsed the price of illegal abalone. But when the market returns, poaching is likely to get even worse.
May 21, 2020 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
Coastal Job: Shark Spotter
A sharp-eyed lookout stationed on a mountain helps keep swimmers away from sharks in Cape Town.
Jul 19, 2019 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
Quick Sand, Dirty Money
Illegal sand mining in South Africa is starving beaches of sand, ruining rivers, and endangering lives.
Dec 5, 2017 | 3,300 words, about 16 minutes
Poverty, Poaching, and Death by Great White Shark
South African abalone poachers are dying as they fuel illegal trade.
Oct 27, 2017 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Great White Sharks Are Being Killed and Eaten by Killer Whales
Three great whites are dead—their livers consumed—as serial killer whales rampage in South Africa.
May 11, 2017 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
In South Africa, Colonialism Was Written on Stone
An ocher painting of a ship from the early 18th century serves as a visual reminder of the clash between indigenous peoples and settlers.
Dec 12, 2016 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
The Real Estate Apartheid
In a South African fishing village, market forces maintain segregation long after the old race-based laws have gone.
Apr 18, 2016 | 3,200 words, about 16 minutes