Articles for Sandiso Phaliso
Violence erupts in Philippi on the eve of the elections
Protesters burn tyres, block roads, stone cars and set a bus alight. The car in which independent candidate Zackie Achmat was driving was shot at.
Brief | 28 May 2024
Voters will be safe in Philippi, say community leaders and police
No repeat of last November’s disruption of registration process
Brief | 28 May 2024
Eastern Cape clinic serving a dozen villages is falling apart
Patients at Gilton clinic complain of medication shortages, broken medical equipment, no proper furniture, staff shortages and high patient volume.
News | 24 May 2024
Philippi gangsters say they’ll only stop killing if government pays them
Two security guards escorting City workers were shot dead last week because protection is their business, say extortionists
Feature | 29 April 2024
We want reparations before the elections, demand victims of apartheid crime
About 100 pensioners, supported by the Khulumani Support Group, picketed outside Parliament on Tuesday
Brief | 23 April 2024
Trains are running again on Metrorail’s Southern Line but the embankment needs attention
The Transport Minister is due to catch a train from Fish Hoek to Cape Town on Tuesday
By Sandiso Phaliso and Steve Kretzmann
News | 22 April 2024
Witness says camera footage shows Cape Town lawyer damaged neighbour’s car
Gary Trappler accused by neighbour of race attack
News | 17 April 2024
450 families, one water tap in Cape Town informal settlement
City promises to inspect
News | 17 April 2024
Extortion rackets disrupt work in Cape Town’s townships
We no longer go to some townships without an escort, says waste collection worker
News | 16 April 2024