Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis
Only primary residences should be allowed on Airbnb
By Leila Kidson
Opinion | 1 October 2026
Woodstock land occupiers lose bid to appeal eviction
Insufficient evidence that occupiers will be left homeless, judge finds
Brief | 30 September 2026
“We were never consulted” – Cape Town residents challenge Equinix data centre
Rezoning appeal has temporarily halted plans
By Alice Scott
News | 28 September 2026
Cape Town Airbnb hosts could pay triple rates
Short-term letting properties may be subject to commercial rates
News | 28 September 2026
Fun and games unite teens and adults in crime-ridden Philippi
Teams competed for sheep and prize money
Brief | 28 September 2026
Meet the man who fills in potholes in Khayelitsha every afternoon
Eugene Cloete spends five hours a day filling potholes caused by sewage on Swartklip Road
By Vincent Lali
News | 25 September 2026
Heritage Day: poet celebrates Kaaps dictionary
The first-ever Kaaps Woriboek was released earlier this year
By Liezl Human
Brief | 24 September 2026
Hundreds march through Cape Town against planned N2 wall
“It’s going to make us live as if we are prisoners”
By Abonge Chiya
Brief | 24 September 2026
Cape Town roads blocked in electricity protest
Philippi informal settlement residents want the City of Cape Town to negotiate with the private landowners to install services
Brief | 23 September 2026