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Lucas Nowicki

Lucas Nowicki is a final-year journalism student at Rhodes University and a freelance reporter for GroundUp news with an interest in education journalism. He has been working with four primary schools in Makhanda.

Latest Work

Meet the intrepid beekeepers of the Wild Coast mangrove forests

GROUNDUP

19 June 2024

Meet the intrepid beekeepers of the Wild Coast mangrove forests

By Lucas Nowicki

5 min

Anger grows over Durban’s apparent apathy in dealing with widespread river contamination

GROUNDUP

27 February 2023

Anger grows over Durban’s apparent apathy in dealing with widespread river contamination

By Lucas Nowicki

5 min

Simon’s Town land claimants set to return 60 years after forced removal

GROUNDUP

27 January 2023

Simon’s Town land claimants set to return 60 years after forced removal

By Lucas Nowicki

6 min

Masiphumelele residents left to pick up the pieces after second devastating fire in less than a month

GROUNDUP

22 November 2022

Masiphumelele residents left to pick up the pieces after second devastating fire in less than a month

By Lucas Nowicki

3 min

Makhanda warned to brace for further water cuts as infrastructure crisis intensifies

GROUNDUP

6 October 2022

Makhanda warned to brace for further water cuts as infrastructure crisis intensifies

By Lucas Nowicki

3 min

Makhanda upliftment project provides agency, opportunities for town’s car guards

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4 October 2022

Makhanda upliftment project provides agency, opportunities for town’s car guards

By Lucas Nowicki

3 min

Prasa’s legacy of whistle-blower victimisation and corruption cover-ups is off the rails

OPEN SECRETS OP-ED

27 July 2022

Prasa’s legacy of whistle-blower victimisation and corruption cover-ups is off the rails

By Lucas Nowicki

10 min

Govt to finally build Makhanda special needs school — 12 years after court order

GROUNDUP

4 July 2022

Govt to finally build Makhanda special needs school — 12 years after court order

By Lucas Nowicki

3 min

Eastern Eape education dept ordered to deliver outstanding textbooks to over 3,000 schools by end of March

GROUNDUP EDUCATION

16 March 2022

Eastern Eape education dept ordered to deliver outstanding textbooks to over 3,000 schools by end of March

By Lucas Nowicki

2 min

Sfiso Buthelezi, the MP who derailed Prasa

OPEN SECRETS: UNACCOUNTABLE #30

10 November 2021

Sfiso Buthelezi, the MP who derailed Prasa

By Lucas Nowicki

11 min

Court orders dissolution of Makana municipality

GROUNDUP

14 January 2020

Court orders dissolution of Makana municipality

By Lucas Nowicki

1 min

GROUNDUP

14 January 2020

Diary of a Metrorail kid

By Lucas Nowicki

3 min

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Latest Work

Meet the intrepid beekeepers of the Wild Coast mangrove forests

Anger grows over Durban’s apparent apathy in dealing with widespread river contamination

Simon’s Town land claimants set to return 60 years after forced removal

Masiphumelele residents left to pick up the pieces after second devastating fire in less than a month

Makhanda warned to brace for further water cuts as infrastructure crisis intensifies

Makhanda upliftment project provides agency, opportunities for town’s car guards

Prasa’s legacy of whistle-blower victimisation and corruption cover-ups is off the rails

Govt to finally build Makhanda special needs school — 12 years after court order

Eastern Eape education dept ordered to deliver outstanding textbooks to over 3,000 schools by end of March

Sfiso Buthelezi, the MP who derailed Prasa

Court orders dissolution of Makana municipality

Diary of a Metrorail kid