Lives in limbo as despair seeps into mining ghost town
Jobless residents who were dependent on the shuttered Bokoni mine are battling to survive. They have now asked the government to step in
God’s tears add a sparkle to zama-zamas’ lives
It’s a hard life being an illegal artisanal miner near Kimberley but now there are signs they may become recognised
Suffering litigants rejoice over mining houses’ R5-billion silicosis settlement
Mthobeli Gangatha has learnt to accept that nothing, not even part of the R5-billion settlement announced by lawyers, will ever reverse his condition
Silicosis: Too late for some as gold mines pay up
Impoverished families will have some relief after a class action against 29 mining firms succeeds
Battle to salvage the soul of Venda’s sacred sites
A few dedicated souls are leading the fight to restore the spiritual relationship between the land and its people
‘White man said he found our land to build a school’
Despite a court ruling the descendants of labour tenants in Hilton have still not got their land back
Mlangeni unearths the land of his father
Lucas Ledwaba talks to ANC stalwart Andrew Mlangeni about his experience of dispossession and land restitution
Playwright opens file on OR Tambo the dictator
Pushing past fears of creating a critical dialogue of the ANC’s revered leader, a new conversation opens
Healing resurrects blighted land above Mamelodi
A place of ecological and historical significance has been turned into an indigenous knowledge centre by a dedicated traditional doctor
Sharing the land among those who work it
This week Lucas Ledwaba writes about women in Limpopo’s Sekhukhune district who have used the land to improve their lives