Photo exhibition shows the struggle of menstruation in informal settlements

15 women from Khayelitsha marked World Menstrual Hygiene Day

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News | 28 May 2026

Khayelitsha households in the dark for a month as Eskom fails to fix transformers

Residents in Ndlovini say Eskom has ignored repeated complaints

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Brief | 28 May 2026

Billions in flood damage to Western Cape roads

Province to apply for disaster relief funding to rebuild roads and infrastructure

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Brief | 28 May 2026

Housing development to be built on municipal parking lot in central Cape Town

The project will include “market-driven” affordable housing units

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Brief | 28 May 2026

Shack dwellers march to Cape Town airport, demanding water and use of toilets

Woman says she was shot with a rubber bullet as police blocked protest

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News | 27 May 2026

Housing activists oppose eviction bill

The Department of Human Settlements says the proposed change will reduce unlawful occupation of land

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News | 27 May 2026

Asylum seeker appeal backlog rises to 161,000 cases

In about 90,000 cases the applicants’ whereabouts are unknown

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Parliament | 27 May 2026

“An African cannot be a foreigner in Africa”

In St George’s Cathedral on Africa Day activists called out Afrophobia, saying immigrants are fighting for the same dignity as marginalised South Africans

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Brief | 25 May 2026

Khayelitsha streets fill with rainbow flags for pride march

This year’s Khumbulani Pride honoured those killed in hate crimes, including 16-year-old Kwakhanya Mhlanganisi, murdered in December

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Brief | 25 May 2026