Ulysses in isiZulu: Why an African Translation of the Classic Irish Novel Matters in Today’s World
Writers from very different places can grapple with the same questions.
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Morocco’s Hidden History: Archaeology, DNA and Carbon Dating Rewrite the Story of the Ancient World
New research shows northwest African communities actively shaped connections and exchange between many cultures.
Paraplegic Man Finally Gets Care After Years of Legal Battles With Government
Paul Gerber, 58, lived in a wooden shed with no ablutions in Kalbaskraal while the state contacted 173 facilities on his behalf without success
A Life in Pain: Soghra Walton’s Story
“I have seen more physicians than I can count”
Cape Town Struggles to Relocate Khayelitsha Families Living on Sinkholes
City warns against filling holes with debris but residents say they cannot live with open sinkholes
Women Weavers: The Backbone of Lesotho’s Textile Legacy
For many of the weavers, the work is more than a livelihood, it is a legacy
The Need to Grow Food in Informal Settlements
Government must take food security into account when upgrading informal settlements like Slovo Park, says SERI
Government Plans New Court Bid to Contain Knoflokskraal Occupation
The self-proclaimed Khoisan settlement has grown to between 15,000 and 20,000 people despite a 2021 interdict
Nigel Families Waiting 30 Years for Promised RDP Homes
About 100 households still live in shacks in Alra Park while their neighbours on either side live in completed RDP houses
Bienvenu Shelter Provides a Safe Haven for Asylum Seekers
Scalabrinian Missionary Sisters shelter accommodates up to 60 women at a time, providing housing, meals and skills training
Popular Cape Town Watersports Site Becomes a Toxic Health Hazard
Zeekoevlei is used by schools and clubs for sailing and rowing but a toxic algal bloom has led to it being closed since December
Snakebites: How to Avoid Them and What to Do if You’re Bitten
In sub-Saharan Africa, over 300,000 people are envenomed each year, leading to over 7,000 deaths and almost twice as many amputations.
The Man Who Helped Expose Lottery Corruption Has Died
Ado Krige supplied key documents that blew corruption at the NLC wide open
Basic Income Grant Policy Will Take at Least Another Year
Revised policy will be sent to Cabinet in March 2027
Three Die in Soweto House Collapse
Confusion over whether area is illegally occupied
South Africa’s Water, Energy and Food Crisis: Why Fixing One Means Fixing Them All
South Africa’s water, energy and food crises are interconnected. Coordinated funding across all three, including community-led and blended finance, is needed.
Shacks Fill With Sewage After Pipe Collapses
Pipes need maintenance, but shacks on top of them are preventing access
“Sink Hole” Families to Be Moved
Dozens of Khayelitsha families have been living above a collapsing sewer pipe
Successful G20 Cleans up Afrikaner Victmisation Dirt
Among the most significant by-products of the country’s successful hosting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit was that it put the disinformation being pedalled by supremacists about “horrible things” being done to White South Africans to bed.
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Wynberg Main Road – A Safe Haven for Immigrant Families
People from the diaspora call this old part of Cape Town home
Ecological Disaster in the Hemel-En-Aarde Valley
The collapse of a precious palmiet peatland exposes failures and tensions in the management of our water resources
Boxing Academy Gives Khayelitsha Youth a Fighting Chance
Recently turned pro boxer Yonelise Poni has trained at the Grassroots Youth Academy gym along with coach Jongi Kamko since 2017. She won the Eastern Cape championship earlier this year. Yonelise dreams of more fights on the international stage and loves the feeling of complete focus she gets when she’s facing an opponent in the …
Reiger Park Shooting: Calls for Urgent Action on Gun Violence
The GOOD Party is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic drive-by shooting in Reiger Park, Boksburg, in which six people were reportedly killed and three others wounded.
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Durban Community Hall Left to Ruin by Municipality
Jabulani Hall has broken windows and collapsing ceilings and its dilapidated offices are occupied by people who say they were displaced by floods in 2022