News
Alexandra gogo feeds families that “fell through the cracks” during lockdown
Sylvia Mvumvu makes food packages at her home
By Zoë Postman
News | 28 August 2020
1,500 homes were promised. Four years later not a single one has been built
Jeffreys Bay housing project moves at a snail’s pace but government promises construction will begin in October
News | 28 August 2020
Masiphumelele upgrade plan approved but Noordhoek group’s appeal still pending
Provincial government says it is “critical” for the informal settlement to be upgraded as living conditions are “undesirable and unacceptable”
By John Yeld
News | 28 August 2020
No hope of Cape Town central line resuming any time soon
Services gradually being extended on other lines
News | 28 August 2020
Moral panic over human trafficking is hurting children, says report
State is using anti-trafficking measures “to justify practices that violate” rights
News | 27 August 2020
Covid-19: Patients complain of long clinic queues but officials are trying to fix this
“No patient has been turned away”
By Buziwe Nocuze and Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 27 August 2020
Funeral collectives help Malawians repatriate the dead
Sending bodies home has become more expensive since Covid-19 struck
News | 26 August 2020
Why don’t more homeless people go to shelters?
Most are full, say homeless people in response to City of Cape Town
By James Stent
News | 26 August 2020
Residents dissatisfied as ANC chief whip returns to troubled Stutterheim
“They sent back the person who failed us”
News | 26 August 2020