No money to upgrade Cape Town’s rundown hostels

We visited hostels in Gugulethu which were overcrowded and falling apart

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News | 10 June 2025

Saving the critically endangered African Penguin

At the current rate, they will be extinct in the wild by 2035. Scientists are hopeful that protecting their food supply will reverse their decline

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Feature | 6 June 2025

SIU finds work paid for but not done on critical water infrastructure

Criminal investigations, civil litigation, lifestyle audits, and disciplinary action loom large as SIU probes dodgy water sector contracts

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Parliament | 5 June 2025

Judge slams Home Affairs for “unintelligible, illogical babble” in gay case

Immigration official rejected the asylum application of a man from Chad who was imprisoned solely for homosexuality

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Law | 4 June 2025

Sex workers offer justice department help

Activists want the decriminalisation bill to be fast tracked

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Brief | 3 June 2025

Paramedics protest in Mfuleni, following attacks

“We are now working closer with the police and the community to make sure that the emergency services workers are protected at all costs”

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Brief | 2 June 2025

Debate over future of social grants

Black Sash argues they are a vital safety net but economist questions their viability

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News | 30 May 2025

Protesters try to block Cape Town’s Central Line

The group lives on the rail reserve along Stock Road in Philippi East and is demanding that PRASA move them to permanent accommodation

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Brief | 29 May 2025

One in four South Africans don’t have enough food. Activists call for action

Union Against Hunger shines light on the right to food

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Brief | 29 May 2025

Protests against Germany and Glencore mark Namibian Genocide Remembrance Day

Events in Cape Town and Johannesburg drew attention to the war in Gaza

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News | 29 May 2025

Mayor gives green light to controversial Bo-Kaap hotel

“Consensus” reached after exhaustive engagement process, says Geordin Hill-Lewis

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Brief | 28 May 2025

Dunoon residents threaten more protests over demolitions

They want the City of Cape Town to help resolve the housing crisis in the community

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News | 23 May 2025

HIV activists urge Parliament to respond to PEPFAR cuts

Parliament told that many clinics have closed and people can’t access HIV medication

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News | 23 May 2025

Housing plans for Tafelberg site revealed

Western Cape Government plans combination of social, affordable and high-end housing units

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News | 22 May 2025

Godongwana says PEPFAR services might be funded later in the year, as health department puts in new bid for emergency funding

This is despite Motsoaledi saying he’s never heard of emergency funding

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News | 22 May 2025

Calls for safety at Gugulethu clinic

After two recent armed hijackings, staff and patients are demanding CCTV and heightened security

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News | 22 May 2025