Traditional leaders say mining’s success has not been matched by tangible improvements in many surrounding communities.
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Celebrating Market Theatre’s five decades of telling South Africa’s story
Founded in June 1976, the Market Theatre opened its doors during one of the most pivotal moments in the nation’s history
Voter registration weekend reveals South Africans’ dual mood ahead of 2026 polls
Just under 16 voting stations were temporarily prevented from opening due to protests
Kruger faces difficult choices between giants and survival
For families living along the park’s boundary, elephants can represent danger, loss and a bill they cannot afford to pay.
Powering the Kruger with the aid of Mother Nature
Powering the wild: can renewable energy secure Kruger’s Future?Before the first tourists set out on a sunrise game drive and before rangers begin their daily…
Kruger at 100 – beneath the celebrations, a reckoning over land, loss and conservation
Questions remain over implementation and whether communities will experience meaningful change beyond symbolic recognition
Mining’s legacy of displacement haunts Kriel families
Decades after building lives around the coal economy, residents face eviction, homelessness and neglect
Restoring Limpopo’s flood-hit game reserve boundaries
For communities near conservation areas, those same floodwaters also weakened the physical barriers intended to separate people from dangerous wildlife
Matibe promises action on Limpopo’s public transport crisis
Backed by the provincial government, GNT has purchased 71 new buses
Silicosis victims confront new hurdles to compensation
Under the proposed changes, living claimants would be required to undergo new Benefit Medical Examinations









