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

South Africa

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

By An Wentzel

Behind beauty of Montagu lies the ugliness of gender-based violence and police inertia

South Africa

Behind beauty of Montagu lies the ugliness of gender-based violence and police inertia

By An Wentzel

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

South Africa

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

By An Wentzel

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

South Africa

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

By An Wentzel

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

South Africa

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

By An Wentzel

As the Cape storm hit, the skies opened but so did hearts in acts of small-town kindness

South Africa

As the Cape storm hit, the skies opened but so did hearts in acts of small-town kindness

By Kassie Naidoo

Western Cape residents pick up the pieces after downpour

South Africa

Western Cape residents pick up the pieces after downpour

By Shelley Christians

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

South Africa

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

By An Wentzel