Articles for Matthew Hirsch
Protesters call for UK and UAE to take action on Gaza
This follows calls for a global day of action to demand immediate relief for Gaza
News | 1 August 2025
Holocaust centre urged to recognise genocide in Gaza
Centre director alarmed by humanitarian situation, but says “the designation of genocide is a legal matter”
Brief | 31 July 2025
Lifeline for penguins opens in Cape Town
A new seabird nursery at SANCCOB will incubate eggs and rear orphaned and abandoned chicks
Brief | 28 July 2025
Artscape social housing development moves ahead
1,476 social housing units planned at 16-storey development
Brief | 25 July 2025
Cape Town protesters bang pots against Israel’s use of food as a weapon
Over 100 people have starved to death in Gaza
Brief | 24 July 2025
St George’s Cathedral hosts sold-out fundraiser for Gaza
Songs for Freedom concert raised more than R260,000
Brief | 21 July 2025
Affordable housing without state subsidies – City of Cape Town says it will work
City plans to sell land to private developers at a discount
By Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch
Analysis | 9 July 2025
City of Cape Town to evict refugees living at two emergency housing sites
About 160 refugees at Wingfield were among those who protested outside the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in 2019
News | 8 July 2025
Explainer: affordable housing in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town has promised 12,000 affordable homes
By Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch
Feature | 7 July 2025