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Rough diamonds: De Beers responds
Life, not money, was our concern, says spokesman about company's rescue effort at Bontekoe
An interview with Tom Tweedy of De Beers
Feature | 30 June 2016
Rough diamonds - part four: Illicit digging carries on
Miners are excavating new tunnels
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 30 June 2016
Rough diamonds - part three: “If we could work legally, we wouldn’t break the law”
Department of Mineral Resources criticised for its handling of mining disaster
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 29 June 2016
Rough diamonds - part two: “We held onto De Beers, but De Beers drifted away”
Unemployment in Namaqualand still fuels illicit mining today
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 28 June 2016
Rough diamonds - part one: Ten dead men
A desperate quest in a makeshift mine leads to tragedy
Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 27 June 2016
Survey finds massive medicine shortages in clinics
Mpumalanga and Gauteng have the most stockouts of HIV and TB medicines
By Rejul Bejoy and GroundUp Staff
Feature | 24 June 2016
Disabled and out of school
Over 58,000 children with disabilities may be out of school in the Western Cape
Feature | 13 June 2016
More than laws needed to change hateful attitudes
Outside of legislative channels, civil society is also combating homophobia in various ways
By Naib Mian
Feature | 10 June 2016
Hopes and worries about hate crime legislation
The threat of violence against people because of their sexual orientation is not uncommon in South Africa, but will new laws help?
By Naib Mian
Feature | 9 June 2016