Brief

No funds to help fire victims, says municipality

Thirteen families, who have been living in a community hall in Butterworth for a month, have been ordered to leave

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Brief | 13 August 2025

Karoo Donkey Sanctuary finds a new home

A 500-hectare farm has been purchased

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Brief | 12 August 2025

Gqeberha truck drivers on strike for higher wages

Most drivers employed by the Kalahari AutoForce in Markman say they get paid about R16,400 but they want R20,060 per month

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Brief | 12 August 2025

Philippi library closed indefinitely

The Brown’s Farm library was closed after it was vandalised and looted in August 2023 during a taxi strike

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Brief | 11 August 2025

Crèches battle complicated registration process

More than half of Cape Town’s Early Childhood Development centres are unregistered

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Brief | 11 August 2025

Protest outside US Consulate in Cape Town as Israel moves to take over Gaza City

Activists call for America to stop supporting Israel’s war in Gaza

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Brief | 8 August 2025

Former rail line occupiers demand electricity

Protesters blocked the R300 in Cape Town on Thursday

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Brief | 8 August 2025

Sick of waiting, Khayelitsha informal settlements demand electrification

Community activists want the City and Eskom to form a comprehensive team to electrify almost a dozen settlements

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Brief | 7 August 2025

More than 80 to a class at Elim High

The school has over 2,000 learners and has been asking for additional classrooms since 2007

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Brief | 7 August 2025