Articles for Liezl Human
Northern Cape learners can’t go to class because schools have no money
Lack of funding for food and electricity has forced at least one hostel to close
By Liezl Human
Brief | 11 February 2025
Picket at Mining Indaba demands justice for Stilfontein miners
Activists called for reparations to be paid to the families of the miners who died
By Liezl Human
Brief | 5 February 2025
Photo exhibition: Remembering the fishers of Kalk Bay
“The Sea is in our Blood” photo exhibition outside the Olympia Cafe
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 5 February 2025
Trump’s sudden suspension of foreign aid puts millions of lives in Africa at risk
Imprecise executive order leaves health providers dependent on PEPFAR funding unsure if or when money will arrive
By Liezl Human
News | 23 January 2025
Clanwilliam dam project has limped along and is now ten years behind schedule
Originally it was supposed to be completed in 2018. The cost has also more than doubled.
By Liezl Human
News | 21 January 2025
Protesters block N2 for hours at Grabouw
They demanded sanitation and water
By Liezl Human
Brief | 15 January 2025
Kakamas residents live on the edge of a water emergency
The town’s only water treatment plant is near collapse
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 20 December 2024
Upington farmers are desperate for water
They are receiving little help from the municipality
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 10 December 2024
Plant poaching fraud case to be heard in March
Two police officers and a botanical horticulturist face charges
By Liezl Human
Brief | 4 December 2024