South Africa|Western Cape

Synagogue president apologises for calling for genocide

South African Jews for a Free Palestine call for his resignation

Department of Public Works bungles Darling Street eviction application

State Attorney did not communicate with residents and failed to enrol the case properly

Western Cape promises progress on inner-city housing projects

Several social housing projects in Cape Town will go to tender this year

Cape Town families say City has ‘abandoned’ them

Municipality has no immediate plans to move families living at the Masonwabe temporary relocation area in Gugulethu

Sedgefield developer sues Knysna municipality for more than R2.5-million

A local environmentalist is also being sued

Crime hits sanitation services in Khayelitsha

City of Cape Town teams can only come out when security is available

West Coast surfers go for gold in Para Surfing Championships

A team from Extreme Abilities in Saldanha Bay will compete in Durban

Former MPs refuse to leave their subsidised housing in parliamentary villages

State Attorney to take steps to evict them

Mixed reviews for Cape Town SASSA offices on grant payment day

Beneficiaries using the SASSA Gold Card have until 31 May to swap to the Black Card

Eviction must not make immigrants homeless, says court

High Court rules against eviction of people occupying old Circus School premises in Cape Town

Still no compensation for victims of George building collapse

Dysfunction at the Compensation Commission means some victims may never receive payment

People with disabilities lack accessible public transport in Cape Town

The Dial-a-Ride service has been stagnant for seven years

Fed up with promises of housing: Langa residents march to Cape Town Civic Centre

Some of the protesters still live in apartheid era hostels

Former Woodstock Hospital can be developed without displacing its occupiers

City of Cape Town should work with and not against the building’s residents, say urban researchers

SAPS responds to GroundUp’s articles on extortion in Cape Town

Accused in police torture case considers plea deal

Three police officers are charged with torturing a barber in Cape Town in November 2023