Rastafarians protest against police brutality
An article by Eduard Grebe highlighting police brutality spurred the Cape Town Rastafarian community to protest outside Woodstock Police Station today.
News | 14 January 2016
Philippi ward beset by internal politics
There is a political battle underway in Philippi's Ward 33. The fight is not between opposing political parties, however, but within the ANC itself, with former ward councillor Monwabisi Mbaliswano in one corner and the present incumbent, Nico Mzalisi, in the other.
Feature | 14 January 2016
Concerns that drought and weak currency will push up food prices
The skyrocketing price of both white and yellow maize during 2015 as well as estimates of only half of the usual crop sizes being planted for the 2016 season raise concerns for food price inflation.
Analysis | 13 January 2016
“Smoke was coming from the room where my children were sleeping”
Yesterday's fires left more than a hundred Capetonians homeless.
News | 13 January 2016
Fire in Langa destroys dozens of homes
A fire in an informal settlement in Langa earlier today destroyed dozens of shacks, leaving many homeless.
Photo Essay | 12 January 2016
How bus drivers and immigration officials fleece Zimbabweans in the December holidays
Bernard Chiguvare describes the shenanigans on his trip from Cape Town to Harare.
News | 12 January 2016
Court case exposes violence in Wild Coast mining dispute
Four men accused of assaulting residents of the Amadiba coastal area were released on R2,000 bail each yesterday at the Mbizana Magistrates’ Court.
News | 12 January 2016
Court stops City from evicting Newcastle residents
On 14 December, the Western Cape High Court temporarily suspended an eviction order against the group who have been living on the land directly behind the Endlovini informal settlement in Khayelitsha since May 2014.
News | 12 January 2016
How much do university students have to pay at registration?
Nationwide demonstrations at universities look set to begin again following protests today at the University of Johannesburg, Wits and Unisa, as the registration period began.
News | 11 January 2016