Community that lived decades in harmony shattered by anti-immigration vigilantes

Thembelihle informal settlement near Johannesburg was celebrated in 2008 for standing up against xenophobia, now people are fleeing

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Photo Essay | 16 July 2026

We tried to take the train with a wheelchair user. Here’s what happened

PRASA has promised to make trains accessible but it is taking a long time

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Feature | 16 July 2026

Children of immigrants forced to leave South African schools

Repatriation process interrupts schooling

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News | 16 July 2026

NSFAS students battle to keep up with inflation

Living allowance runs out mid-month, students say

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News | 15 July 2026

Farmworkers fear eviction from Paarl wine estate

Fourteen families are at risk of losing the homes they have lived in for decades

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News | 15 July 2026

Union and hostel residents quarrel over R3-million electricity bill

Food and Allied Workers’ Union claims its hostel was “hijacked”, but residents say they are descendants of bread factory workers who lived there

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News | 15 July 2026

Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal

Two massive water-hungry and energy-hungry data centres are proposed next to the airport

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News | 14 July 2026

Labour court rules against racist owner of a dog called “Hitler”

Cape Town court finds that his comments justified dismissal

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Law | 14 July 2026

Gugulethu’s apartheid-era hostels finally get a facelift

But residents accuse City of Cape Town of prioritising the flats that face the main road

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News | 14 July 2026