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Backpacking

On a road trip from Cape Town to the Wild Coast - my eyes open to South Africa’s beauty and its complexities

South Africa

On a road trip from Cape Town to the Wild Coast - my eyes open to South Africa’s beauty and its complexities

By Anna Southwell

Durban Deep, in photos: Another day, another police victim

South Africa

Durban Deep, in photos: Another day, another police victim

By Greg Nicolson

KwaMashu hostel residents fed up with eThekwini municipality’s neglect

South Africa

KwaMashu hostel residents fed up with eThekwini municipality’s neglect

By Nomfundo Xolo for GROUNDUP

amaBhungane: Security firms under scrutiny over plague of violence and death at Glebelands hostel

South Africa

amaBhungane: Security firms under scrutiny over plague of violence and death at Glebelands hostel

By amaBhungane

Diepkloof Hostel Protests: Police teargas fumes fell children at local crèche

South Africa

Diepkloof Hostel Protests: Police teargas fumes fell children at local crèche

By Bheki C. Simelane

Death Stalks Glebelands: Plea to UN to stop the hostel killings

South Africa

Death Stalks Glebelands: Plea to UN to stop the hostel killings

By Cyril Madlala

Hostels of Darkness: How Apartheid hangovers have become xenophobia’s fake ground zero

South Africa

Hostels of Darkness: How Apartheid hangovers have become xenophobia’s fake ground zero

By Richard Poplak