WILDLIFE UNDER THREAT ‘People need to get angry’ — poachers butcher three rhinos at Eastern Cape game reserve 3 min 0 By Tembile Sgqolana
CREATURE OF THE LAGOON Remains of prehistoric 3-metre fish discovered in Eastern Cape 4 min 0 By Shaun Smillie
SOLUTIONS-DRIVEN ACTIVISM OP-ED Mutually accountable citizen and government partnership delivers services 4 min 0 By Linda Daniels
JAILBREAK Seven men, including five rhino poachers, escape through Makhanda prison window 3 min 3 By Estelle Ellis
PRISON BREAK Seven prisoners escape from Makhanda correctional facility through ‘open window’ 3 min 0 By Vincent Cruywagen
PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS Makana Municipality’s sewage has been running into rivers and streams since 2014 4 min 1 By Tembile Sgqolana
GROUNDUP Makhanda warned to brace for further water cuts as infrastructure crisis intensifies 3 min 0 By Lucas Nowicki
GROUNDUP Makhanda upliftment project provides agency, opportunities for town’s car guards 3 min 0 By Lucas Nowicki
LOCAL HOLIDAY ESCAPES On a road trip from Cape Town to the Wild Coast - my eyes open to South Africa’s beauty and its complexities 6 min 1 By Anna Southwell
REFLECTION Makhanda arts festival of smiles returned to rise like a fragile phoenix 4 min 1 By Gillian McAinsh
DAYS OF ARTS IN MAKHANDA ‘12 Labours’ – a transgressive tour de force at the National Arts Festival 5 min 0 By Steve Kretzmann
THE CRITTER A brief list of some of the shows not to be missed at this year’s National Arts Festival 3 min 0 By Steve Kretzmann
MAKHANDA CRISIS Judge to oversee the financial recovery of ‘failed’ Makana Municipality 6 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
GROUNDUP EASTERN CAPE Makhanda public schools forced to close due to botched payroll 2 min 0 By Loyiso Dyongman
ROAD TO 2021 LOCAL ELECTIONS The filth and the fury: Desperate Makhanda residents obtain court order forcing municipality to clean up the town 7 min 10 By Estelle Ellis
MATTERS OF OBSESSION From Makhanda to your screen: The 2021 National Arts Festival 5 min 0 By Sarah Hoek
GROUNDUP A roller-coaster year for the arts, says National Arts Festival CEO 2 min 0 By Loyiso Dyongman
MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED Makhanda crisis: Inclusive, transparent and participatory governance processes could be the city’s last chance 5 min 0 By Sisesakhe Ntlabezo and Zukiswa Kota
CORONAVIRUS WEEKLY DIGEST #28 SA suspends use of J&J jab, launches phase two of the vaccination programme and extends support for businesses 3 min 0 By Christi Nortier
