Mining communities under attack
Communities resisting attempts by mining companies to dig deep in their areas are increasingly finding that their lives are in …
In the community
“Unsafe and inefficient public transport endangers our lives”
20 black working-class women from Orange Farm and Soweto call for urgent improvements to the public transport system. Sinqobile Akin …
Home is where the power is: The Saltuba Cooperative
If every one of the 16 million households in South Africa put solar panels on their rooftops, they could supply …
A just transition to a sustainable food system
While transforming the energy sector is viewed as the core of the just transition, transforming the food system is equally …
The sparks that lit the tinderboxes
In the aftermath of the wanton destruction, looting and violence that played out across KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng in July …
Temo ke lehumo*
The initial Covid-19 lockdown battered small vegetable farmers reports Mmathapelo Thobejane, but now that restrictions have eased, women vegetable farmers …
Government’s EPWPs need a new focus
Covid-19 has exacerbated unemployment levels, particularly for youth, to their highest levels ever says Thabiso Modise. Existing government programmes like …
Zenzeleni
Report by Liv Torres
You believed the man: Policing domestic violence
Police are often blamed for their ineffectual policing of domestic violence. While there are clearly problems with the way some …