Stellenbosch backyarders threaten to occupy golf course
Backyard Dwellers’ Forum say they’ve been left out while others are housed
By Daniel Steyn and Vusi Mokoena
Brief | 23 November 2022
Stellenbosch University hosts 16km walk to pay off students’ debt
The #Action4Inclusion campaign was started in 2020 and hopes to raise R2 million by Christmas to help those who can’t afford registration, accessing marks and other material
Brief | 29 November 2021
Volunteers in Kayamandi wake up at 4am to keep their community safe
Residents welcome patrol initiative
By Vusi Mokoena and Daniel Steyn
Brief | 7 July 2021
Elections 2021: Witzenberg a ‘model municipality’ tarnished by poor waste management and unemployment
Budget choices in Ceres favouring the administrative centre over neighbouring towns littered with potholes and sewage
Text and Photos by Steve Kretzmann
News | 30 June 2021
Labour Department to probe “poor conditions” on Cape farm
Workers are demanding running water, lower electricity rates and improved housing
By Liezl Human
News | 16 March 2021
WCED struggling with increased learner admissions for 2021
A Stellenbosch parent has been battling to find place for his son
By Liezl Human
News | 20 November 2020
Family “dumped” in Wellington can’t travel to work and school
They were forcibly evicted from their home on a farm in Paarl where they lived for 23 years
By Liezl Human
News | 27 October 2020
20 shacks ignited in five minutes in experiment
University fire engineering research shows that fire-resistant paint does not work
By Elsabé Brits
Science | 12 October 2020
Campaigns failing to stop farm evictions, say civil society organisations
Webinar highlights plight of women on farms, calls on President to honour promise
News | 5 August 2020