Training Bearing up for a long wait for housing On a visit to Lindela transit camp in Clermont, outside Durban, Kethukuthula Lembethe discovers the hardships people are willing to bear in the long wait for decent housing. Written by rovingreporters June 6, 2014February 1, 2020
Social & Justice Training Under siege in Clermont A ministerial housing project has gone awry in Clermont, Durban. Fifteen families who refuse to destroy their homes and move into a transit camp to make way for planned developments are under siege. Written by rovingreporters June 2, 2014February 1, 2020
Environment Ocean Watch Loggerheads navigate using GPS For a long time it has been a mystery how loggerhead turtles navigate thousands of kilometres, returning from feeding grounds to nest on the very beaches where they hatched Written by rovingreporters March 25, 2014August 25, 2018
Environment Ocean Watch Loggerheads battle against all odds Two tiny loggerhead hatchlings look set to become an educational centrepiece at uShaka Marine World after their rescue off Durban beaches recently. Sabelo Nsele and Nomfundo Xolo report First published in Daily News At first, Durban lifeguard Owen Hlongwa had no idea what the “limp lump of something” that had washed up on uShaka Beach was. Then he saw […] Written by rovingreporters March 25, 2014August 25, 2018
Environment Ocean Watch Loggerhead facts Loggerhead females nest up to three to four times a season, laying up to 120 eggs in each nest between October and February. In the process they lose up to 25 percent of their body weight. Loggerhead turtle eggs take 45-55 days to hatch. Out of every 1 000 loggerhead hatchlings that enter the sea, […] Written by rovingreporters March 24, 2014August 25, 2018
Training Nomfundo Xolo While studying for her diploma in journalism at the Durban University of Technology, Nomfundo Xolo, never relinquished an opportunity to take part in Roving Reporters assignments. Written by rovingreporters January 5, 2014September 5, 2018
Social & Justice Pro bono: lawyer comes to trucker’s rescue The wrong man is in the dock, says Durban lawyer. Written by rovingreporters September 13, 2013September 6, 2018
Social & Justice Beyond the carnage: The life of Sanele Goodness May Sanele Goodness May, the man who was behind the wheel of the truck that killed 22 people last week, has a story that needs to be told. But right now, he is battling to speak, write Sibusisiwe Buthelezi, Bekhekile Kuphe and Fred Kockott. Written by rovingreporters September 13, 2013September 7, 2018
Training Sibusisiwe “Sebe” Buthelezi I joined Roving Reporters because I’d always been fascinated by their investigations, and hoped to one day be a part of them. Sebe did indeed become part of our team. Written by rovingreporters July 1, 2013September 6, 2018
Training Bekhekile Khupe I had heard that if one enrolled as an intern at Roving Reporters, you work hard and under pressure. Bhekhile was not wrong in that regard. Written by rovingreporters July 1, 2013September 5, 2018