Street Food in Mombasa: How City Life Shaped the Modern Meal
Rural people mostly grew their own food. But in the city, the daily meal became a commodity to be bought and sold.
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Africa’s Rarest Carnivore: The Story of the First Ethiopian Wolf Ever Captured, Nursed and Returned to the Wild
An Ethiopian wolf, Africa’s most endangered carnivore, was found shot in the leg. What happened next was astonishing.
Foot-And-Mouth Disease Hits Limpopo
Three recent outbreaks pose a threat to small-scale farmers’ livelihoods
Solution to Dunoon’s Railway Occupation Foiled
People living on Transnet land were meant to be relocated in 2013. But the plan stalled when more people moved onto the railway tracks.
Kidnapping for Ransom in the Sahel: Analysis of 24 Years of Data Shows a New Trend
The kidnapping industry fuels insurgencies in Africa’s Sahel region.
Managing Conflict Between Baboons and People: What’s Worked – And What Hasn’t
Conflict between baboons and humans won’t change unless human behaviour changes.
Family Time: How to Survive – And Even Thrive – Over the Holidays
Trust, care and belonging are the foundation for families thriving.
Economic Growth Must Be the State’s Primary New Year’s Resolution
The GOOD Party supports the proposed 1.5% above-inflation rate increase to the minimum wage, which will rise from R28.79 per hour to more than R30 per hour in March 2026.
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South African Taxpayers Shell out Nearly R10 Million Over Last Five Years to Maintain Palestine Embassy
While millions of South Africans are unemployed and have to pinch every penny to survive, they are generously contributing to keeping the doors of the Embassy of the State of Palestine in Pretoria open. The reply to a parliamentary question from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation […]
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Misleading Adjustment Budget Rejected
Speaker, after enduring the Minister’s thirty-five–page marathon of a speech, I walked out not inspired, not reassured, but deeply disappointed.
This year’s adjustment budget is nothing short of an insult to the people of this province.
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Botched Permits Spoil Crayfish Season Start
West Coast small-scale fishers demand answers from fisheries department
How African Consumers Set Global Trade Trends in the 1800s
Africa’s ‘new consumer class’ isn’t new; in the 1800s the continent called the tune for European factories.
How This Pensioner Spends Her R2 320 Monthly Grant
“Sometimes by the 15th of the month, the groceries are all done,” says 61-year-old Noah Libbie
Cape Town’s Urgent Need to House Homeless People
Shelters and Safe Spaces are only stop-gap solutions. Transitional accommodation and support is needed, say experts.
Clinic Staff Extorting Immigrants to Access Life-Saving Medicines
Immigrants say they are being charged for ARVs, chronic medication and baby immunisations at some Gauteng clinics
Gauteng’s Future Hangs in the Balance
(Debate in the Gauteng Legislature on the Department of Agriculture’s annual report) Gauteng’s future could be bleak if the province does not take urgent and decisive action to address the growing agricultural and environmental crisis. The latest annual reports of the Departments of Environmental Affairs and Agriculture and Rural Development confirm the scale of the […]
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Ekurhuleni’s electricity network collapse
The blame for the power outages that have plagued large parts of the Ekurhuleni Metro since the beginning of the month can be laid squarely on the shoulders of the ANC/EFF coalition for their years of failing to replace or upgrade ageing and dilapidated electricity infrastructure. Cable theft, unpaid contractors, a shortage of skilled staff […]
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Storm Damage Not the Only Cause of Widespread Power Outages in Tshwane
While visiting various neighbourhoods, members of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) caucus in the Tshwane Metro Council concluded that infrastructure damage and power outages, more prevalent since the beginning of the month, cannot be attributed solely to stormy weather. Years of maintenance backlogs and the failure to frequently prune trees on pavements and along […]
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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.
Kouga’s Failed R1.4-Million Mini Market Project
A mini fresh food and craft market for Hankey never opened
Thabo Bester Delays Trial With Six Court Cases
Prison escape trial, originally set down for February 2025, postponed to July 2026
Tshwane Metro Fails to Supply Enough Water to Rooiwal Farmers
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is receiving more and more complaints from farmers in the Rooiwal area who have repeatedly had to approach the courts to compel the City of Tshwane to supply them with enough potable water. A 2023 court order stipulated that sufficient water must be provided to residents and livestock daily, […]
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Ekurhuleni’s R0 Expropriation Implodes
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s attempt to expropriate private property for R0 has not merely failed – it backfired spectacularly. This fiasco exposes the hidden ideological agenda driving expropriation without compensation (EWC) and serves as a national warning against reckless political experiments that undermine property rights and the Constitution. For years the ruling party and certain opposition […]
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Sudan’s Protesters Built Networks to Fight a Tyrant – Today They Save Lives in a War
Sudan’s neighbourhood committees represent a unique blend of political and practical action. They mobilise for change while addressing immediate community needs.