by Salena Fourie For centuries the associations that went with a plant-based diet had everything to do with not eating animals. Today,...

by Naomi Grewan Boarding a plane to Argentina at 18 years old was probably the bravest thing I’ve ever done. However, getting off that...

by Atang Matiea The Cathedral A drive or a walk up to Monument is always thrilling. It matters not what time you get there, your breath...

By Nokuthula Sibiya She heard someone come in, come closer, a long shadow appearing on the wall next to her. Hurry up, she thought...

by Denzel Nyathi If you’re a regular Makhanda straatmate, you were probably at Organic Live this past Saturday. If you’re not, there’s...

By Paloma Giustizieri In 2017 Ayanda Dlamini went to a small piercing parlor in Kloof, KwaZulu Natal. Five minutes later, along with some...

By Naomi Grewan Most residents of Makhanda are aware of the ongoing water crisis. Recently, among UCKAR residences the problem hasn’t...

By Naomi Grewan Over the past few years the plight of the bees has been all over social media. Since their status changed to endangered,...

Welcome to 'Life in Colours', our regular photography series. Our goal is to highlight the beauty of everyday people, places, and objects...

By Salena Fourie Last week at the Gulele Botanical Garden in Ethiopia over 350 million trees were planted in 12 hours to restore the...

By Naomi Grewan With their beautiful spotted coats, legs of six meters and hearts of more than 11kg, giraffes have been unable to...

Welcome to 'Life in Colours', our regular photography series. Our goal is to highlight the beauty of everyday people, places and objects...