Articles for Ashraf Hendricks
Kakamas residents live on the edge of a water emergency
The town’s only water treatment plant is near collapse
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 20 December 2024
Pup-up shop: new mobile clinics for dogs and cats
TEARS is rolling out vehicles that will provide both community education and veterinary services
Brief | 12 December 2024
Upington farmers are desperate for water
They are receiving little help from the municipality
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 10 December 2024
In photos: wagging tails and smiles greet Animal Welfare Society volunteers
Volunteers visit a different town in the Kalahari and rural Northern Cape each Saturday to offer much-needed services to pets
Photo Essay | 28 November 2024
Diamond mines everywhere but Richtersveld town battles poverty
Sanddrift residents struggle to get medication, ambulances, and jobs
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 25 November 2024
How people in Namaqualand are keeping the Nama language alive
A radio station and a school teaching Nama hope to stop the language from going extinct
Photo Essay | 12 November 2024
Blooming good: How a desert garden is saving endangered plants
The Richtersveld Desert Botanical Garden is a lifeline for plants species endemic to the region
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 4 November 2024
Donkey carts stand idle as tourism dies in Cederberg village
Heuningvlei was devastated by flooding for two consecutive years but the residents are determined to keep their town alive
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 21 October 2024
Wupperthal: the town where you can sleep outside on your stoep
But jobs are scarce in this small Cederberg mission town
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 18 October 2024