Feature
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
Police must put themselves in our shoes, says sex worker
SWEAT and Sisonke are running sensitisation training to stop violence from police officers
Feature | 25 February 2022
I beat an antibiotic resistant infection - but only just
Antibiotic resistance is not an abstract problem. It’s deadly and we can all do more to fix it
Feature | 24 February 2022
Bee hive removal services: beware of scammers
Good winter rains and hot summer weather have raised bee activity in Western Cape suburbia
Feature | 21 February 2022
Broke municipality can’t provide basic services but it pays managers massive travel allowances
Amahlathi Local Municipality has a history of financial mismanagement
By Steve Kretzmann and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Feature | 11 February 2022
Fowl play! Lottery board member received millions linked to Lottery grants
Grant beneficiaries made payments into William Huma’s home loan
Feature | 7 February 2022
SAPS probes notorious cop and his former boss in test case for police accountability
From Athlone to Lambert’s Bay Giovanni Gabriels is accused of leaving a trail of out-of-control violence
Feature | 31 January 2022
The strangest vegetable gardens in South Africa
On an old military base in Cape Town, unlawful occupants are growing vegetables alongside the soldiers
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 31 January 2022