South Africa

‘They’ve left the poor behind’ — Western Cape rural voters say they’ve lost faith in ANC

By An Wentzel

South Africa

Guerrilla gardening fills a gap while extreme poverty and hunger stalk SA’s rural areas

By An Wentzel

South Africa

Hope fades as evicted farm resident Tannie Sephia battles to keep her home

By An Wentzel

Politics

Thirty years later, most parties who competed in 1994 elections have turned to political dust

By An Wentzel

South Africa

State of Free Expression Report tells a worrying story about South Africa

By An Wentzel

Politics

Government trying to make it impossible for independents to stand for Parliament, says Zackie Achmat

By An Wentzel

World

UN and NGOs join calls for humanitarian ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza

By An Wentzel

South Africa

Obtaining a spousal visa for foreign spouses of SA citizens is at best an obstacle course on a time-eating road

By An Wentzel

South Africa

Defiant joy in Montagu – women smallholder farmers hand out seedlings and a little hope in fight against hunger

By An Wentzel

Maverick Citizen

Rural women and girls suffer most in South Africa’s hunger games of food insecurity and land ownership

By An Wentzel

South Africa

Bitter tears in the ‘valley of wine and roses’ where farmworkers battle eviction

By An Wentzel

South Africa

Wake up – or victims of abuse in the home or intimate partner violence will forever remain mere numbers

By An Wentzel