Articles for Liezl Human

Diamond mines everywhere but Richtersveld town battles poverty

Sanddrift residents struggle to get medication, ambulances, and jobs

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News | 25 November 2024

Court bid to block TotalEnergies gas project off West Coast

Fishers and activists want government to reverse environmental authorisation

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News | 7 November 2024

Blooming good: How a desert garden is saving endangered plants

The Richtersveld Desert Botanical Garden is a lifeline for plants species endemic to the region

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News | 4 November 2024

Police officers and botanist accused in poaching fraud case

Officer who headed endangered species unit says it’s a “wild-goose chase”

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Brief | 25 October 2024

Donkey carts stand idle as tourism dies in Cederberg village

Heuningvlei was devastated by flooding for two consecutive years but the residents are determined to keep their town alive

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News | 21 October 2024

Wupperthal: the town where you can sleep outside on your stoep

But jobs are scarce in this small Cederberg mission town

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Photo Essay | 18 October 2024

Citrusdal farmers devastated by two years of floods

But they are determined to start over and revive their vegetable gardens yet again

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News | 3 October 2024

West Coast fishers say fishing policy is crippling them

Saldanha and Langebaan fishers say they barely make a livelihood from their quotas

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News | 18 September 2024

Small West Coast town is the world capital of this delicacy

In photos: Velddrif’s bokkom industry

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Photo Essay | 9 September 2024

Tensions mount as Cape Town farmers face relocation

The area that the government wants to move them to is already occupied

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News | 30 August 2024

Future of the nearly 900 people living in Woodstock Hospital hangs in the balance

Cape Town Mayor commits to social housing but residents believe they will be kicked out

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News | 22 August 2024

Vets are leaving South Africa in droves

They battle tough working environments in rural areas

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News | 20 August 2024

Stop new mining on West Coast, say fishers

“We depend on the ocean”

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News | 16 August 2024

Aunty Bettie: a lifetime of fighting for women farm workers

“If you know your rights you can stand up for yourself”

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Interview | 9 August 2024

SIU starts its probe into street lights tender in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

Some streets in the metro have been dark for years

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News | 1 August 2024