Feature
It’s residents versus residents in Cape Town suburb
An informal settlement has grown near Lansdowne station. People in houses nearby want it moved; people in the settlement say they have nowhere to go
Feature | 20 May 2022
Vegetable garden project brings hope to Knysna community
“Children and gardens both need love to flourish”
Feature | 9 May 2022
Diarrhoea cases in children surge in Cape Town
This spike comes after several years of improvement. A public health expert is worried that sewage spills might be the cause
Feature | 6 May 2022
Can technology help fix state clinics?
There are promising solutions to problems in primary health care but they are mostly emerging in the private sector
By Daniel Steyn and Vusi Mokoena
Feature | 22 April 2022
Not much sign of “houses, security and comfort” where the Freedom Charter was signed
Behind Walter Sisulu Square are crumbling houses and crowded informal settlements
Feature | 5 April 2022
Yashoda Ram, NUMSA’s insurance company’s curious curator
Why did she suddenly change her mind about 3Sixty Life’s future?
By James Stent
Feature | 1 April 2022
Lottery money funded the board chair’s luxury private estate
One of Alfred Nevhutanda’s companies received millions for his mansion from Lottery grants
Feature | 17 March 2022
Rubbish piles up in Cape Town’s townships as residents fight over jobs
The City says it is making efforts to upgrade the jobseekers’ database
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Mary-Anne Gontsana
Feature | 9 March 2022
Northern Cape’s rare succulents are being stolen for the international illegal market
Plant poaching is on the increase, say police
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 7 March 2022