Society
How people in Namaqualand are keeping the Nama language alive
A radio station and a school teaching Nama hope to stop the language from going extinct
Photo Essay | 12 November 2024
Residents help Free State municipality restore electricity
Dozens of people from affected villages helped officials for several days to erect fallen electricity pylons
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 4 November 2024
Hundreds join Cape Flats “recovery walk”
The annual event celebrating recovery from substance use started in 2015
By Tori Newby
Brief | 30 September 2024
Thousands of birds rescued by West Coast owl orphanage
The birds of prey rehabilitation centre in Velddrif has gone from strength to strength but challenges remain
News | 30 September 2024
Extortionists now targeting social workers
Western Cape social development department had to spend R20-million on overtime to double-up social workers operating in high-risk areas
News | 16 September 2024
Marchers say Yes! and No! to new cannabis law
The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill is awaiting the President’s signature to become law
Brief | 6 May 2024
In photos: First Thursday in Mitchells Plain
To help turn Mitchells Plain into a tourist spot, RLabs have created a number of experiences under the “Westridge Tourism Precinct Project”
Photo Essay | 3 May 2024
Laundry offers free showers to homeless people
LaundReCycle is energy and water self-sufficient. It has been running since 2021 at the Streetscapes Urban Farm.
Brief | 30 January 2024
2023 in Photos: From the high of winning the World Cup to a devastating inner city fire
A photo of Thabo Bester, officially dead in a prison fire, shopping in Sandton became the story of the year
Photo Essay | 18 December 2023