Cape Town’s bloody gang violence is inextricably bound up in its history
Given the framework within which removals under the Group Areas Act took place in Cape Town, a social disaster was inevitable
Don Pinnock
Reserves say it’s fair game to cover costs
Trophy hunters legally shot wild animals that move from Kruger on to some private reserves, but the Game Theft Act has muddied the waters.
US to destroy its ivory stockpile
Five tonnes will go under the crusher but legal muddles still allow Americans to carry on trading.
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Child Justice Act undercut from within
Even before it got to the parliamentary process, the Child Justice Bill was considered to be internationally path-breaking legislation.
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Shooting crime: Cape Town’s other side
Cape Town is consistently rated as one of the world’s top-10 tourist destinations. But out of sight, it’s also one of the most violent cities.
Okavango wildlife threatened
Experts say there is a catastrophic loss of wildlife in the Okavango Delta. But one thing is clear — the delta’s wildlife is in trouble.
Defender of the sacred sites
It takes guts for a woman to challenge modernity and male domination with ancient knowledge.
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Gabon tourist operation forced to close
A lodge airline has been grounded by the new government’s aviation authority bungling.
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Child justice delayed is child justice denied
Since being introduced to Parliament in 2002, the Child Justice Bill has had a rough passage. It’s been an on-off thing for years, passed to and fro like a hot potato — tinkered with, watered down and chewed over by the portfolio committee on justice and constitutional development and, particularly, by the now Deputy Justice Minister Johnny de Lange.
