Feature
In 10 years, there may be no more of these penguins
But protecting African Penguins’ food supply could reverse their decline, scientists say
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 6 June 2025
US cuts food aid to 36,000 children in Lesotho
About one in five people in rural Lesotho face food insecurity
Feature | 6 June 2025
In 2013, Zakes Mda was horrified to see 110 learners in a class in this school. Twelve years later, nothing has changed
A third of schools in the Eastern Cape do not meet minimum norms and standards
Feature | 3 June 2025
South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk
Quality of irrigation water should be a national priority, says scientist
Feature | 26 May 2025
Donkey sanctuary’s promised land turns sour
Slaughter may await rescued animals if farm’s buyer obtains eviction order
Feature | 18 May 2025
The thorny truth of Lesotho’s rosehip industry
Villagers survive on meagre earnings while big companies make millions
Feature | 15 May 2025
District Six families must wait at least three more years to return
Government has not yet secured funding to build the houses
By Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 6 May 2025
Fight over fish in Lesotho’s Katse Dam
Local fishers say they are arrested and beaten up but authorities deny this
Feature | 22 April 2025
Inside the government’s confused response to the US funding crisis
The government could have used emergency allocations to finance defunded services but has failed to do so
Feature | 17 April 2025