WHEN the hearse carrying Frans Rocker Monaledi’s body to his home ahead of his funeral a bow shaped rainbow loomed across Makapanstad village where he…
Posts published by “Lucas Ledwaba”
Mchunu sets aside billions for water projects but thirsty residents still face long wait
Millions of people living in water starved rural communities in Limpopo that were hoping for good news from this year’s budget vote speech by the…
‘Those ones who owned the mines, I hate them. I hate them very much’
THE Department of Health announced this week that it will this week, Monday, 23 January to 04 February commence with the programme of screening, verification,…
Have any lessons been learnt from long drawn out Marikana strike?
Mineworkers employed by Lonmin Plc rush to catch the bus to work after a month long strike that resulted in the killing of 44 people…
Xolobeni remembers slain activist Bazooka
The trains return but do not stop in Sosha anymore…
The train does not stop in Soshanguve any longer. It gallops past the deserted Soshanguve station towards Mabopane, before making its way back again a…
Woman power takes control in the Kruger
ONE night while patrolling on foot in the Kruger National Park ranger Tinyiko Golele and her team came across a herd of breeding elephant. Unfortunately…
Village turns to solar to keep taps running
A collaboration between a traditional authority and an investment company has restored water to a community plagued by chronic shortages Lucas Ledwaba AFTER waiting in…
Amadiba – the ocean is us, we are the ocean
Nigeria’s oil fields where Shell has been operating for decades have been described as a wasteland in which oil spills have led to destruction of…
Amadiba take on Shell in bid to preserve coastal land
The Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda is set to hear an application brought by environmental rights groups against plans by multinational petroleum company Shell…









