A frog researcher at Stellenbosch University (SU) is calling on nature lovers in the Western Cape to help her with research on the occurrence and distribution of the painted reed frog in the Province by reporting when they hear the call of this little frog in their region.

'And if Baboons could write, what book would they publish on the ways of mankind, and what would they then decide, beast or blessing?'  Noel Ashton: whale artist, conservationist  and co-founder of Baboon Matters in `Walking the Way of the Baboon'.

We in Southern Africa have had our honeybees since time immemorial. Among the !Kung clans, an old and well-managed hive was cared for as a family treasure and passed down to the next generation, and theft of honey was considered a capital crime.

"Scorched" is a vivid journey through southern Africa's mesmerising landscapes as climate change sets in. It wanders through the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands to capture the last faltering calls of a rain frog that was named after the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. The author pauses for thought following an elephant stampede to consider how savannahs might shift in an altered climate. She trails the wading birds of the West Coast into the high Arctic tundra for their annual breeding season before returning to a Cape which is crisping over as drought continues to grip the province. Another world exists somewhere beyond the global politicking of super powers and petrostates. This is the place where a solitary bee continues to pollinate the pale, demure flower of an orchid near Darling, or where the limey coral skeleton hosts its colourful algae on a Sodwana reef.

In the Cape we are lucky to have had some rain ' finally. Hopefully our dams are rising a little and the water table is being replenished for the summer crops to drink from. So we are chuffed to bring you today the next story in the Woolworths Good Business Journey, where they tap into an underground water supply to meet some of their daily water needs.