The gold miners’ widows tell of daily battles for survival
Families will never forget how iphika took their fathers, brothers, husbands and breadwinners after they spent the best years of their lives digging up gold in the mines
State’s failure to act leaves Mpumalanga community at land grabbers’ mercy
Mpumalanga land claimants have been failed by state organs, whose officials are not helping them to remove land invaders, despite a court order
Special Economic Zones add hope in an era of unemployment
SEZs may be the financial injection the country needs as it battles to recover from the effects of the coronavirus and lockdowns
Volunteers on the Covid frontline
Community healthcare workers are at the coalface in the battle against Covid-19 – and by offering primary healthcare to the poor – but they can barely afford to replace their well-worn shoes
How Jonas Gwangwa used his music to preserve his mother tongue
Music giant Dr Jonas Gwangwa, who passed away on 23 January, used his influence to promote the language of his people MaNdebele ase Nyakatho, writes Lucas Ledwaba
Growing culture: Brothers on the land, together under the sun
Some black and white farmers are working together in the name of progress in a sector that has long been associated with racial exclusion and the abuse of black people
Limpopo big-game farmer accused of constant harassment
A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face
Q&A Sessions: ‘A good teacher must love the kids’
As a child, Mokhudu Machaba had to cross a flooded river on her way to school in rural Limpopo. She fell pregnant at 15 but returned to complete her matric and found employment as a domestic worker to pay for her tertiary education. The dedicated educator, who has been shortlisted for the Global Teacher Prize talks to Lucas Ledwaba
All mahala say claimants in R1-billion Mala Mala land claim
Endless court cases and threats plague community of South Africa’s most costly restitution settlement
Ray of hope for Limpopo as Sopa reveals grand plans for jobs
Special Economic Zones will empower thousands in the Limpopo province