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Hill‑Lewis and Mamdani: Squeezing the Middle Class

Comparing two ‘cities of hope’ and how rising property costs force the stretched middle class to carry the burden.

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Mourning the loss of the family run butcher

Even in an AI age, South Africa’s braai culture depends on skills of the local butcher.

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Does foot-and-mouth disease threaten food security in the Western Cape?

Foot-and-mouth disease elsewhere exposes Western Cape beef vulnerability, highlighting importance of livestock and sheep farming.