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Tshabalira Lebakeng

New cadre of crime-busters? Gauteng’s Crime Prevention Wardens are doing little to combat crime, say residents

South Africa

New cadre of crime-busters? Gauteng’s Crime Prevention Wardens are doing little to combat crime, say residents

By Takudzwa Pongweni and Tshabalira Lebakeng

‘Our children’s education is not free’ — Soweto parents battle to pay their kids’ internet costs

South Africa

‘Our children’s education is not free’ — Soweto parents battle to pay their kids’ internet costs

By Tshabalira Lebakeng

Young people in Soweto are hustling for themselves rather than waiting for jobs promised by government

South Africa

Young people in Soweto are hustling for themselves rather than waiting for jobs promised by government

By Tshabalira Lebakeng

Dark cloud of drug abuse hangs over schoolchildren in Soweto

South Africa

Dark cloud of drug abuse hangs over schoolchildren in Soweto

By Tshabalira Lebakeng

The Nyaope Boys — ‘There is one way in; your way out, it’s only when you are dead’

South Africa

The Nyaope Boys — ‘There is one way in; your way out, it’s only when you are dead’

By Tshabalira Lebakeng

The desperate lament of Soweto’s poor and fearful elderly

South Africa

The desperate lament of Soweto’s poor and fearful elderly

By Tshabalira Lebakeng

Patients complain that service at Diepkloof clinic 'was better under apartheid’

Maverick Citizen

Patients complain that service at Diepkloof clinic 'was better under apartheid’

By Tshabalira Lebakeng

A township tale: Rubbish, rubbish everywhere and not a bin in sight

South Africa

A township tale: Rubbish, rubbish everywhere and not a bin in sight

By Tshabalira Lebakeng

Hope and play – Soweto’s public parks are not safe havens for kids, only criminals

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Hope and play – Soweto’s public parks are not safe havens for kids, only criminals

By Tshabalira Lebakeng

Teach us the skills that will give us a second chance in life, say homeless people

South Africa

Teach us the skills that will give us a second chance in life, say homeless people

By Tshabalira Lebakeng

Why can’t we live together? The conflict between suburbanites and the homeless in a Johannesburg park

South Africa

Why can’t we live together? The conflict between suburbanites and the homeless in a Johannesburg park

By Mark Heywood