Articles for Kimon de Greef
From war in DRC to swimming the open ocean
Young refugee plans swim from Robben Island to raise money for charity
News | 11 September 2017
“Not a good place for an athlete to live”
Promising Masiphumelele runner pins hopes on success, but may burn out too soon
Feature | 12 April 2017
Donkeys smuggled from SA to China for medicine
North West government to start donkey production programme
News | 24 February 2017
Table Mountain’s easy targets: On the trail with a Hout Bay mugger
"You can do whatever you want. You can get away quickly. It's easy."
Feature | 4 December 2016
Rough diamonds - part four: Illicit digging carries on
Miners are excavating new tunnels
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 30 June 2016
Rough diamonds - part three: “If we could work legally, we wouldn’t break the law”
Department of Mineral Resources criticised for its handling of mining disaster
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 29 June 2016
Rough diamonds - part two: “We held onto De Beers, but De Beers drifted away”
Unemployment in Namaqualand still fuels illicit mining today
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 28 June 2016
Rough diamonds - part one: Ten dead men
A desperate quest in a makeshift mine leads to tragedy
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 27 June 2016
Taxi drivers force Uber passenger out of car
Driver assaulted and his license disk stolen, as cab drivers close road to airport
Brief | 3 June 2016