Over 600 people left homeless by Masiphumelele fire

Living Hope organisation calls for donations of essential items to help victims

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Brief | 21 January 2026

Fire destroys shacks in Khayelitsha

Dozens of families affected

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Brief | 20 January 2026

Philippi East massacre: Cops contradict each other on arrests

Suspects appear to have been taken in for questioning, but not arrested

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Brief | 20 January 2026

Massacre on the Cape Flats: police search for gunmen

Eight people shot dead in shebeen in Marikana informal settlement

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News | 17 January 2026

Education department blames late applications for unplaced learners

Hundreds of parents queued outside the Western Cape Education Department’s offices in Mitchells Plain on Friday

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News | 16 January 2026

Cape Flats murders are on the rise

Some areas have improved, but the overall picture is grim

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Charts | 16 January 2026

We should not be playing war games with Iran, Russia and China

Repressive regimes should have no place in our military strategy

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GroundView | 15 January 2026

Showdown outside Durban school over places for immigrant children

But it appears overcrowding is the main reason why children – both South Africans and immigrants – have not been placed

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Brief | 14 January 2026

Cops who tortured man are still on duty

These police beat Juma Igiranieza, not suspected of any crime, with a bat and smothered him with a plastic bag. They were caught red-handed on CCTV.

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News | 14 January 2026