Beating a thousand drums for Palestine
This year’s Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival focused on the war in Gaza
Brief | 25 March 2024
Minister’s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists
Conservationists mount legal challenge to environment minister’s decision on fishing around breeding islands
By John Yeld
News | 22 March 2024
“Cleaning and greening” workers dump rubbish on City Hall doorsteps in Gqeberha
Their stipends were paid a week late by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs
Brief | 22 March 2024
Small-scale fishers threaten to take government to court
Unhappiness over fisheries department’s boat allocations
By Liezl Human
News | 22 March 2024
Cape Town “pilgrims” walk the length of the Gaza Strip to raise awareness
March comes as US admits Palestinians are facing “acute food insecurity”
News | 21 March 2024
Durban residents protest for water on Human Rights Day
“How can we celebrate human rights without water?” asks protester
Brief | 21 March 2024
Water: government is failing to realise this human right
Human Rights Day is a reminder that the Constitution’s Bill of Rights guarantees everyone’s right to access clean water
GroundView | 21 March 2024
Railway line occupiers complain to Parliamentarians about lack of water
SCOPA hears of the substantial obstacles blocking the reopening of Cape Town’s Central Line
News | 21 March 2024
Action threatened against unregistered school that charges R850 per month
“The owner … only cares about money, not the education of our children” says parent
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 21 March 2024