Violence in prisons is increasing. The prisons watchdog needs more power to stop it

A Constitutional Court decision, awaited since March, will be crucial for the safety of inmates and wardens

Illegal occupations affect us all, says Mayco member

Over 300 land occupations in the Cape Town metro since January

Unions threaten total shutdown if no response in five days

NEHAWU is demanding a 7% increase

Special needs learners return to classrooms without desks and windows

Education department says the previous contrator was fired for non performance

Meet Plett’s happy dogs

Volunteers feed 250 pets from informal settlements every Saturday

Patel hands evidence in lottery probe over to police

Forensic investigators appointed by minister have completed their first report

Tafelberg: Four years of battle

The campaign that led to a landmark court decision on housing

These learners are not getting school meals because transport to school costs too much

School in Limpopo says at least 40 of its learners need scholar transport to collect meals

Court orders Eskom to restore full supply immediately

Supply of electricity is intertwined with the right to dignity, life and housing, says judge

UCT professor’s research offers hope of treatment for sickle cell anaemia

80% of babies born with the disease are in sub-Saharan Africa

Township parents build their own speed bumps to slow traffic

Fears for children’s safety after hit and run accident

Community healthcare workers demand “danger pay”

“We need proper PPE because we work in cramped bungalows and shipping containers”

Cape Town’s approach to homeless people is cruel and expensive

It would have been more affordable to offer people decent accommodation than the Strandfontein camp

Plato accused of recruiting whites to help against “land invaders”

Mayor’s message mainly aimed at middle-class residents, say veteran social activists

Villagers have to carry their dead over a “dangerous” river

Children stay away from school when rains fill the river

Lockdown in pictures - Day 158: Scooter in the rain