South Africa|Western Cape

Nontsikelelo Zwedala: an unsung hero of the struggle for HIV medicines

She was one of the complainants in a Competition Commission case that resulted in antiretroviral medicines becoming affordable

No water, electricity or toilets for 280 families in Khayelitsha informal settlement

Residents say they have lived without basic services for three years

Children at Cape Town crèche caught in a dispute over rubbish

Councillor says rubbish container can’t be moved onto nearby private land; landowner says no one has ever asked him

At last PRASA partly opens Cape Town’s Central Line

The service will run only from Nyanga to Maitland

Social Justice Coalition battling to stay afloat

No money for staff as funders suspend payments during investigation into fraud by former manager Xolani Klaas

Asbestos found in old hospital intended for homeless shelter

A new site in Zonnebloem in Cape Town has been identified instead of the Robbie Nurock Day Hospital

After 10 years of court battles, Home Affairs will open Cape Town refugee office

A refugee reception office is to officially open in Epping on Monday

School transport fraud accused in court

17 suspects accused of financial mismanagement at Atlantis Secondary School dating back to 2007

Can this township become a model for bike transport?

Cycling is becoming popular in Langa and a way to make a living

Khayelitsha youths protest over lack of jobs and development

Cape Town’s notorious unfinished freeway finally gives way to Foreshore development

After 40 years the provincial government has relinquished a road reserve it kept for the freeway that was never built

Police stood by while two men were killed, says witness

Malawian men accused of rape and beaten to death by mob in Malmesbury

No money for water and toilets at Khoisan occupation, MPs told

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, which owns the land, plans to have a meeting with the community later this month

Climate change almost doubles the risk of wildfires in Cape Town, study shows

Fire Weather Index prior to 2021 UCT fire was highest ever recorded during autumn in Cape Town.

Clean newly formed settlements, demand shack dwellers

Only 16 of the 36 new occupations established following the outbreak of Covid have been recognised, says Khayelitsha subcouncil chairman

Over 1,000 march in support of queer pride

“We should be able to live without fear of being persecuted just for who we are”