Farm workers march to Parliament calling for land
“I want to create a better life for my children” says evicted farm woman
By Liezl Human
Brief | 21 April 2026
Extortion threat hits rubbish collection in Cape Town
Informal settlements in Nyanga, Philippi and Samora Machel affected
Brief | 21 April 2026
Fisantekraal community plant indigenous trees to rehabilitate river
The Mosselbank River Conservation Team aims to rehabilitate the river’s wetlands
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 20 April 2026
Cape Town swimmers demand public pools stay open seven days a week in summer
Dressed in swimming caps and goggles, community members took their protest to the City’s budget public participation meeting
News | 17 April 2026
Police hunt for third suspect in Philippi extortion murder case
Marikana residents says crime remains high despite army deployment
Brief | 17 April 2026
Cape Town health workers protest, demand permanent jobs
They say they are being exploited and underpaid
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 16 April 2026
Rat poison found in Cape Town’s dead caracals
UCT researcher says secondary poisoning of the apex predator from eating contaminated prey threatens to unbalance the Cape Peninsula ecosystem
News | 15 April 2026
This granny lives in a shack right next to her unfinished RDP house
Nine people live in one room
Brief | 15 April 2026