Copper boom sparks conflict between mine and residents of Northern Cape town
We visited Concordia, where 29 people were arrested for protesting against a mine
By Liezl Human
Feature | 18 September 2023
Video: Kalahari project gives people back their sight
Removing cataracts is easy and inexpensive. Yet in some parts of South Africa thousands of people are waiting for surgery.
By Julie Bourdin and Barry Christianson
Video | 6 September 2023
In photos: Namaqualand flowers bloom after rainy winter
Rainfall in national park has nearly doubled this year
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 30 August 2023
Concern over teenage pregnancies and school dropouts in Northern Cape
Without enough community, family and school support, pregnant learners struggle to finish their schooling
News | 7 February 2023
School dropout crisis in Northern Cape municipality
Report finds that only half the learners who start primary school reach high school, and of these only 15% pass matric in the Joe Morolong Local Municipality
News | 24 January 2023
MEC must pay after child injured in drain acid “experiment”
Cleaner left acid unattended in school toilets while he went on lunch break
Law | 11 October 2022
Diver accuses Alexkor of more illegal rock dumping
And Green Scorpions find evidence that the company is defying a Compliance Notice on coffer dam construction
By John Yeld
News | 22 March 2022
Video: South Africa’s new poaching problem
Over 1.5 million succulents have been removed from the wild in the past 3 years
By Ashraf Hendricks and Liezl Human
Video | 8 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