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Donkey sanctuary’s promised land turns sour
Slaughter may await rescued animals if farm’s buyer obtains eviction order
Feature | 18 May 2025
The thorny truth of Lesotho’s rosehip industry
Villagers survive on meagre earnings while big companies make millions
Feature | 15 May 2025
District Six families must wait at least three more years to return
Government has not yet secured funding to build the houses
By Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 6 May 2025
Fight over fish in Lesotho’s Katse Dam
Local fishers say they are arrested and beaten up but authorities deny this
Feature | 22 April 2025
Inside the government’s confused response to the US funding crisis
The government could have used emergency allocations to finance defunded services but has failed to do so
Feature | 17 April 2025
Deaths, cover-ups and bribes at Zimbabwe’s lawless Redwing Mine
Thousands of artisanal gold miners toil in the dirt in a mine controlled by political elites
By Owen Gagare
Feature | 24 March 2025
How much does our HIV response depend on US funding?
Critical services in some high-burden districts have collapsed
Feature | 13 March 2025
Municipalities are taking more water from dams than they are allowed
One municipality regularly exceeds its water allocation limit yet it received top marks for water management from the water department
Feature | 11 March 2025
Icebreaker returns from Antarctica with alarming news
Scientists aboard the SA Agulhas II have been tracking ocean health
Feature | 21 February 2025