Brief
City of Cape Town must rebuild homes, demand protesters
Their shacks were demolished because they were built on sewer pipes in need of urgent maintenance
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 7 January 2026
Nowhere to swim in Komani this Christmas
Municipal swimming pools have fallen into disrepair
Brief | 22 December 2025
Eastern Cape village “electrified” after 30 years, but there is no power
Poles and electricity boxes were installed in 2023 in Nyamankulu near Cofimvaba, but Eskom and Intsika Yethu Municipality say there are outstanding issues
Brief | 22 December 2025
The youth leader, his ex-wife and the frozen Lottery money
The Special Tribunal has frozen R2.7-million of proceeds from the sale of a house that Alfred Sigudhla and Patience Chauke owned. The house was bought with funds meant for community development.
Brief | 18 December 2025
Foot-and-mouth disease hits Limpopo
Three recent outbreaks pose a threat to small-scale farmers’ livelihoods
By Thembi Siaga and Maanda Bele
Brief | 18 December 2025
Municipality silent on why it can’t provide electricity
“We no longer care about bricks because we know they will take forever,” says Komani woman who has lived in shacks for 24 years
Brief | 18 December 2025
Pensioners build their own community hall
Households donate a minimum of R100 to the project
Brief | 17 December 2025
City of Cape Town is a step closer to operating train services
Council approves business plan but devolution of rail will depend on funding from the Treasury
By Liezl Human
Brief | 16 December 2025
Protesters demand Cape Town holocaust centre recognise genocide in Gaza
The vigil also marks International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
Brief | 9 December 2025