Society
People who have recovered from Covid-19 say they are stigmatised
“No one visited our house anymore. So we left Port Elizabeth”
News | 12 June 2020
Family left without breadwinner after methanol poisoning deaths
Six men from Masiphumelele died last week after drinking homemade beer they bought
News | 8 June 2020
“A bridge for my sweetheart”
Amos Khumalo built a footbridge for his community in Soweto
By Mosa Damane
News | 5 June 2020
Angry mob parades 18-year-old “thief” through Uitenhage streets
“I beat her by myself instead of the crowd doing it” says father
News | 27 May 2020
School children sell cigarettes to help parents make ends meet
“Selling cigarettes helps buy food for my family,” says 12-year-old
News | 20 May 2020
Homemade alcoholic brew finds a market as prices soar
“People are bored of sitting at home doing nothing”
By Mpumi Kiva
Brief | 19 May 2020
Covid-19: Tsakane’s pineapple beer joints are doing a roaring trade
“I always carry a mask with me but sadly I must take it off to drink my beer”
News | 8 May 2020
Years long feud between villages claims life of 19-year-old
“This is the first death, but these boys are causing each other serious injuries” says Eastern Cape village chief
News | 22 April 2020
Covid-19: Civil society left to feed thousands of children on Cape Flats
Civil society network feeding more than 1,300 children in Lavender Hill and surrounds
Text by Steve Kretzmann. Photos by Brenton Geach.
Feature | 17 April 2020