Articles for Masego Mafata
Free art therapy, drama and stories help inner-city children find their way
For 27 years, Lefika la Phodiso has welcomed Johannesburg children from six to 18
Feature | 6 September 2021
UIF promises relief for workers affected by July riots
Until 15 December, employees at businesses that have not reopened can receive R3,500 per month
By Masego Mafata and Kimberly Mutandiro
News | 30 August 2021
Platinum mine tense after assassination of unionist
NUMSA’s Malibongwe Mdazo was gunned down outside the CCMA office in Rustenburg
News | 26 August 2021
Joburg’s informal traders call for police to stop confiscating their goods
Traders pay between R1,600 and R3,000 to retrieve their stock
News | 20 August 2021
Gauteng government takes vaccination drive to informal settlements
And Saaberie Chishty Society helps get people vaccinated outside their homes
News | 18 August 2021
Today’s heroes: the “ordinary” women who hold South Africa together
We interviewed five South African women who have overcome adversity to support their families.
By Ashraf Hendricks, Masego Mafata, Mosima Rafapa, Nokulunga Majola and Tariro Washinyira
Feature | 9 August 2021
Volunteers are fixing looted Soweto markets
“It was scary to see this area go from busy to what felt like a ghost town overnight”
News | 5 August 2021
Operation Show Your Receipt: “They came in and took our mealie meal and oil”
Activists question legality of confiscating food from poor households
News | 29 July 2021
Gauteng informal traders feel the aftermath of July unrest
“We are not making money and our fridges at home are empty. We can’t carry on like this,” says Kwa Mai Mai Market food seller
News | 26 July 2021