Articles for Liezl Human
Boat club questions City of Cape Town water quality tests
Independent tests of Rietvlei water contradict City’s results
By Liezl Human
News | 1 February 2022
The strangest vegetable gardens in South Africa
On an old military base in Cape Town, unlawful occupants are growing vegetables alongside the soldiers
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 31 January 2022
Treasury to bail out Northern Cape municipality over unpaid workers
Court gives Eskom go-ahead to recoup R105 million
By Liezl Human
News | 21 January 2022
Watch: Guitars instead of guns for Cape Flats children
Bands not Gangs runs a music project that aims to reduce gangsterism
By Liezl Human and Ashraf Hendricks
Video | 21 January 2022
Concern over plans to cut the crayfish quota
Call for compensation for small-scale fishers
By Liezl Human
News | 17 December 2021
Meet the woman at the centre of Port Nolloth’s crayfish trade
Rosie Malan has been working in fishing for 43 years
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 15 December 2021
Crayfish quota increased after protests by fishers
But quota to be cut again over the next two years to allow the stock to recover
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 13 December 2021
“Go to hell Shell” say protesters
Public outcry against Shell’s seismic survey after court case
By Liezl Human
Brief | 5 December 2021
Are informal settlement residents really to blame for Cape Town’s polluted vleis?
An inadequate sewerage system and a lack of access to sanitation are the root causes according to experts
By Liezl Human
News | 23 November 2021