Removing cataracts is easy and inexpensive. Yet in some parts of South Africa thousands of people are waiting for surgery.
By Julie Bourdin and Barry Christianson
Video | 6 September 2023
We spoke to residents of Johannesburg’s Bree Street after Wednesday’s underground explosion. They complained about the lack of information from authorities and they are uncertain if they will have to evacuate.
Video | 20 July 2023
University students across the country are protesting. They claim they have not been paid by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). This video explains what led to the protests.
Video | 18 July 2023
Police Minister Bheki Cele says a task team will meet residents, but they’ve “lost faith” says Kelsey Tlhosane
Video | 29 June 2023
Innocent Zunga creates beautiful sculptures using beach sand
Video | 22 June 2023
Roemella Shemba makes clothes under the brand name #AntiGang
Video | 5 May 2023
Four players will be representing South Africa at the Junior International Championships
By Daniel Steyn and Ashraf Hendricks
Video | 31 March 2023
In Parys, Free State, the water supply is becoming ever more erratic, exacerbated by loadshedding. Many people have to walk kilometres to get water. This has caused great dissatisfaction and sparked violent protests.
Video | 6 February 2023
Inside a partly community-owned perlemoen farm that’s now producing 60 tonnes of the pricey gastropods every year
By Ashraf Hendricks and Liezl Human
Video | 25 January 2023
Dry weather and habitat loss in the Western Cape are possibly making human encounters with these beautiful creatures more common
By Ashraf Hendricks and Liezl Human
Video | 15 December 2022
Extinction Rebellion’s imaginative protests are entertaining. But they are also deadly serious.
Video | 28 November 2022
Lebogang Parkie and his friends have persevered despite a terrible attempt to derail their business
Video | 22 November 2022
The Eastern Cape learner is kept waiting for a place in high school, after five years of treatment for a spinal condition
By Daniel Steyn and Mkhuseli Sizani
Video | 13 October 2022
June demolition of Bertrams Urban Farm, running for 16 years, disrupted dozens of feeding schemes
Video | 8 August 2022
Local NGO turns plastic waste into eco-bricks
Video | 12 July 2022
“It’s not that children don’t like to read. It’s that they haven’t found the right book yet” says Tina Akuoko of Ethnikids.
Video | 8 July 2022