Emma Botha
765 articles published
Emma Botha is a Cape Town-based journalist who chronicles the city’s shifting social-justice landscape for the Mail & Guardian, tracing stories from Parliament floor to Khayelitsha kitchen tables. Born and raised on the slopes of Devil’s Peak, she still hikes Lion’s Head before deadline days to remind herself why the mountain and the Mother City will always be her compass.
Articles by Emma Botha
Stellenbosch rivals Sandton’s property power
22 Aug 2026
Home Affairs embraces Khoi-San traditional names on identity documents
19 Aug 2026
Hout Bay mom conquers Everest Base Camp for hope
17 Aug 2026
Former accounts secretary jailed for R13 million fraud at Stellenbosch law firm
17 Aug 2026
Teen identified weeks after body discovered in Hangberg
16 Aug 2026
Youth Day protest in Sea Point expected to draw hundreds
13 Aug 2026
Cape Town Trending: Booming Tech Startup Scene and AI Innovation in June 2026
13 Aug 2026
Barrydale crowned South Africa’s best small town
20 Jul 2026
Cape Town’s dog adoption crisis: TEARS Animal Rescue appeals for help
18 Jul 2026
SASSA pensioners call for R5 000 old age grant
17 Jul 2026
New Mossel Bay housing model targets struggling middle-income buyers
15 Jul 2026
Cape Town Food Indaba 2026 to spotlight water and food security
15 Jul 2026
Parole officers are drowning in cases
11 Jul 2026
The bigots got their microphone
10 Jul 2026
CRANES IN SOUTH AFRICA
10 Jul 2026
Shoprite reaches 300 community food gardens across South Africa
08 Jul 2026
In photos: Organisations step in to save Langa’s second Pride festival
07 Jul 2026
Five suspects arrested after attempted robbery and police shootout in Stellenbosch
07 Jul 2026
Cocktails to kombucha: Gen Z’s changing drinking culture
04 Jul 2026
Watch: South Africans in stitches as locals learn to ride Sixty60
04 Jul 2026