Articles for Kimberly Mutandiro
Mother’s daily battle to get her four children to school 40km away
“I want my children to get an education and not end up as waste pickers like myself,” says Zodwa Malatji
News | 9 July 2019
Life in Plastic City is hard, but being an immigrant makes it worse
Mozambican immigrants and Xitsonga-speakers say they are discriminated against
Photo Essay | 8 July 2019
Women and unemployed young men dodge trains to scavenge for coal
People hunt for coal that has fallen off trains along the Brakpan–Springs line
News | 3 July 2019
The people of Plastic City cannot even afford zinc shacks
People live in homes built of discarded board and plastic next to a Brakpan dump site
Photo Essay | 27 June 2019
Reappointed for a third term: Learners tell Motshekga to get it right this time
Equal Education stages mock swearing-in ceremony in Pretoria for Minister of Basic Education
News | 19 June 2019
Desperation as men and women looking for work on the roadside say they will “do anything” for money
Scramble for part-time work in Brakpan
News | 17 June 2019
Herding cattle in Gauteng to send every cent possible to Lesotho
Kopano Lekau works seven days a week as a herdsman to earn R2,000 a month
News | 7 June 2019
Springs residents protest against violent vigilantes
Police say there’s no evidence that the gang being targeted by the vigilantes exists
News | 29 May 2019
“A woman cannot just sit when her children have nothing to eat”
Hawkers sell mops and brooms on the streets of Brakpan
Feature | 24 May 2019