Needle programs are officially supported, but the state often obstructs them
Feature | 21 October 2024
After catastrophic floods, Minister Nomakhosazana Meth introduced a mysterious investor to the farm without any due diligence
By Daniel Steyn and Joseph Chirume
Feature | 16 October 2024
The long-term viability of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project faces various threats
Text by Sean Christie. Photos by David Southwood.
Feature | 11 October 2024
Stringent conditions means money can only be spent on athletes, not officials
Feature | 5 August 2024
Six years after the Constitutional Court judgment, small-scale dagga growers are sliding deeper into poverty while businesses profit in South Africa’s “cowboy” cannabis industry
Feature | 29 July 2024
A number of organisations that received funding from the Gauteng Department of Social Development through the Daracorp non-profit, say Daracorp never delivered on their promises
By Joseph Bracken, Raymond Joseph, Kimberly Mutandiro and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 27 July 2024
Namibian breeding colonies decimated by predation
Feature | 24 July 2024
Phalaborwa farming associations sound the alarm
Feature | 22 July 2024
The municipal sewage works is one of the main pollution sources
Feature | 18 July 2024
The mine has the king’s blessing but no environmental authorisation
By Cebelihle Mbuyisa and Dane Armstrong
Feature | 11 June 2024
Two security guards escorting City workers were shot dead last week because protection is their business, say extortionists
Feature | 29 April 2024
Desperate households resort to paying for water from unmarked trucks
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Feature | 7 March 2024
A mega green hydrogen project and port development are planned for Boegoebaai
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 7 March 2024
Relocation options unsatisfactory for many of the occupiers
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 20 February 2024
Vincent Ntsolo, from Soweto, was just 18 when he was recruited
Feature | 15 February 2024
Spokeperson Hangwani Mulaudzi and former Head of Risk at the National Lotteries Commission Marubini Ramatsekisa are both named in a dossier handed to prosecutors
By Raymond Joseph, Thembi Siaga and Anton van Zyl
Feature | 12 February 2024