Social & Justice An oasis of hope: Wild Coast school helps break cycle of violence and poverty In an impoverished community, a well-run school breaks the cycle of violence and poverty, reports Mlu Mdletshe Written by Mlu Mdletshe August 19, 2019April 9, 2020
Social & Justice Kissing the Cape Flats with a Band Aid strip Sending in the army is like kissing the Cape Flats better with a Band Aid strip, writes Tony Weaver Written by rovingreporters August 4, 2019August 4, 2019
Social & Justice OPINION: Caster Semenya – not normal enough? Our heroes have always been different from the norm. Picking on Caster Semenya amounts to double-standards, says writer-producer Gordon Greaves What the International Association of Athletics Federations has done to Caster Semenya is hypocritical and contradictory to its own rulings. Logically, if the IAAF applies these restrictions to Caster, it must apply similar restrictions to […] Written by rovingreporters May 6, 2019August 28, 2019
Social & Justice Chance meeting leads to lifesaving break A CHANCE meeting between a former Lion’s rugby hooker and a down-and-out Durban lifeguard who grew up an orphan, has turned into a truly lifesaving opportunity for 19-year-old Thobani Phoseka. Written by rovingreporters December 19, 2018August 28, 2019
Social & Justice Bail denied in North Coast rock throwing case The Tongaat men accused of the rock-throwing murder of two children have been denied bail. Bukeka Silekwa reports. Written by rovingreporters September 27, 2018October 26, 2018
Conservation Watch Environment Social & Justice Toxic times: primer takes the fight to polluters A new booklet provides useful information for communities facing pollution problems. Thabiso Goba reports. Written by rovingreporters September 14, 2018September 17, 2018
Social & Justice Civil servant jailed for stealing farm Case highlights extent to which corrupt officials easily manipulate the land reform process. Fred Kockott and Thabiso Goba report. First published by GroundUp A former project manager for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has been sentenced to ten years in prison for stealing a farm and livestock that had been awarded […] Written by rovingreporters September 11, 2018May 29, 2020
Social & Justice Training WHOONGA PARK A peculiar zone where even cops feared to tread . . . Written by rovingreporters August 10, 2018September 8, 2018
Social & Justice Health department at loss of words over abortion abyss So many unanswered questions . . . Written by rovingreporters July 2, 2018August 20, 2018
Social & Justice Inside Durban’s abortion abyss REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK Polka dot blankets and pillows line the pavement outside Addington Hospital’s health clinic where women waiting to have abortions lie curled up on the cold cement. Written by rovingreporters July 2, 2018August 28, 2018