Articles for Matthew Hirsch
Homeless man’s struggle to keep his beloved dogs
The City of Cape Town has told Clayton Smith to leave De Waal Park where he has lived for 13 years
News | 28 November 2024
City extends public comment on sale of old Woodstock Hospital
This follows a meeting on Wednesday by Woodstock ratepayers to discuss the City’s intention to sell the site
News | 22 November 2024
Public Works Minister: Telkom Towers police HQ a “monument to inefficient management”
A billion rand later, the department will either repurpose the complex or get rid of it
Brief | 15 November 2024
Castle occupiers removed
The group had been living on the grounds since 2020 but the high court recently granted an order to evict them
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by David Harrison.
News | 1 November 2024
Picket held in support of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
The SA government is submitting evidence to the International Court of Justice to prove Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Brief | 28 October 2024
Africa Oil Week: Mantashe slams “foreign-funded” activists
Protests held against fossil-fuel industry in Cape Town and Johannesburg
By Ihsaan Haffejee and Matthew Hirsch
News | 8 October 2024
Interview: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde answers questions on social housing
Winde explains why R500-million meant for housing went unspent
Interview | 8 October 2024
Thousands in Cape Town and Johannesburg protest against Israel’s year of massacres
Calls for Israel to be isolated, as South Africa was during apartheid
By Matthew Hirsch, Ihsaan Haffejee and David Harrison
News | 5 October 2024