Dariusz Dziewanski
A study shows that some Cape Town gangsters choose to stand alone, preferring their independence to taking orders from a gang boss.
A woman carries a bucket of fresh water to an informal settlement in Khayelitsha,Cape Town.
COVID-19 has stretched South Africa’s public health services to capacity. In response, the services have increased their capacity through innovation.
Dariusz Dziewanski
Even after becoming an ‘ex’, former gang members must still negotiate gang associations and activities in the communities they remain in.
A mural by famed Cape Town artist Faith47.
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There aren’t a lot of studies on South Africa’s cultural economy. A new one finds a cluster of creative firms in Cape Town with high levels of innovation.
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A film about Cape Town’s environmental resources features a cast as diverse as breakdancers and wetland activists - and is being used as a study aid globally.
The drug trade is the main source of income for gangs in Cape Town.
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At present South Africa is simply placing a potentially dangerous market into the hands of criminal syndicates and international traffickers.
Infecting the City – a performance arts festival in Cape Town.
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From Cape Town to Kisumu and Greater Manchester, cities around the world are seeing the benefits of festivals that celebrate traditions and people.
Deploying the army in the Cape Flats constitutes nothing more than simply sticking band aid on a festering wound.
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Successes by the army and police on the Cape Flats will depend entirely on levels of cooperation established on an ad hoc basis.
Shaldene Prins is supported by a policewoman at the funeral of her husband who was killed during gang violence.
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The biggest problem with using the military to fight rime is that soldiers are not trained for law enforcement, but warfare, using maximum force.
A coastal wetland overrun by plastic.
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The fervour over plastic waste is not as informed as it ought to be. It is time to focus on more significant dangers to the environment.
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With partnerships between landowners, the government and businesses, South Africa can invest in its wetlands and boost the country’s potable water reserves.
How African penguins hunt and feed their chicks gives insight into the health of the marine ecosystem.
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How African penguins and their chicks’ respond to fish availability informs marine conservation.
Caracals that feed on poisoned rodents in Cape Town pass the toxins onto their young through contaminated milk.
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Household rat poison is endangering caracals, and other wildlife species in Cape Town, that prey on poisoned rodents. If not managed, this can negatively alter the region’s ecosystem.
Gayle started life as a language spoken by gay men. But its use has shifted over time.
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Gayle remains as popular as ever – but it has evolved, shifted and become a language spoken by more than just gay men.
Millions of South Africans rely on taxis for their daily commute.
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Violence is very common on South Africa’s various taxi routes.
South African churches still have a long way to go in accepting queer worshipers. Supplied by author.
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At local level some congregations are bravely creating alternative models where LGBTIQ people can feel safe and be accepted
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The False Bay ocean food chain in Cape Town began to change significantly in 2015 with the appearance of shark-eating killer whales.
UCT will honour Sarah Baartman by naming a hall after her.
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Sarah Baartman’s name can be elevated to the highest point of the University of Cape Town’s campus, but if her legacy isn’t built into each classroom and interaction the honour is hollow.
The fight for decent housing in South Africa has been unsuccessful.
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Failure by South Africa’s municipalities to provide housing for the poor violates a Constitutional Court ruling.
One of the photographs from Terry Kurgan’s book.
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In Terry Kurgan’s book family history, however tortuous, is subsumed into a greater history of the greatest atrocity.