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Velddrif

West Coast owl orphanage rescues thousands of birds in face of ‘so much cruelty’, huge costs

Our Burning Planet

West Coast owl orphanage rescues thousands of birds in face of ‘so much cruelty’, huge costs

By Ashraf Hendricks

City of Tshwane dragged to court over R296-million land deal for flood victims

South Africa

City of Tshwane dragged to court over R296-million land deal for flood victims

By Peter Mothiba

Cries for help ‘dismissed’ as young rural mothers succumb to gender-based violence

South Africa

Cries for help ‘dismissed’ as young rural mothers succumb to gender-based violence

By Suné Payne and Vincent Cruywagen

Inside the small West Coast fishing town where Friday nights are still spent drinking wine and chewing on bokkoms

South Africa

Inside the small West Coast fishing town where Friday nights are still spent drinking wine and chewing on bokkoms

By Vincent Cruywagen

South Africa

Where craft gin meets sobering poverty: Two worlds in a West Coast fishing dorpie

By Vincent Cruywagen and Suné Payne

Winde of change: Cape premier creates new departments to boost infrastructure and mobility

South Africa

Winde of change: Cape premier creates new departments to boost infrastructure and mobility

By Suné Payne

The contrasting faces of Velddrif, where harders turn into bokkoms

TGIFood

The contrasting faces of Velddrif, where harders turn into bokkoms

By Bianca Coleman

The West Coast Cheese Renaissance

TGIFood

The West Coast Cheese Renaissance

By Andrew Newby