Lawyer for cop accused of assault fails to show up in court

In November 2023 police officers were caught on CCTV brutally assaulting a worker during a raid in Mowbray

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Brief | 15 August 2025

Court blocks TotalEnergies oil exploration from Cape Agulhas to Cape Town

TotalEnergies can still submit new assessments and conduct a fresh public participation process

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Law | 14 August 2025

Property owners are misreading the law, argues Cape Town mayor

Commercial property owners are challenging the City’s budget in court, but the mayor argues they are selectively interpreting the law

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Law | 14 August 2025

One murder, two court cases: chaos at Cape Town court

NPA and SAPS have failed to explain why two cases were enrolled related to the same crime

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Feature | 13 August 2025

Parliament sued for letting corrupt MPs off the hook

#UniteBehind argues that changes to Parliament’s code of conduct allow MPs implicated in state capture to evade accountability

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News | 12 August 2025

Outcry over cuts to Cape Town’s Dial-a-Ride service

From 8 September the service will only be available for wheelchair users and people with severe walking impairments

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News | 12 August 2025

Philippi library closed indefinitely

The Brown’s Farm library was closed after it was vandalised and looted in August 2023 during a taxi strike

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Brief | 11 August 2025

Crèches battle complicated registration process

More than half of Cape Town’s Early Childhood Development centres are unregistered

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Brief | 11 August 2025

Protest outside US Consulate in Cape Town as Israel moves to take over Gaza City

Activists call for America to stop supporting Israel’s war in Gaza

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Brief | 8 August 2025

Former rail line occupiers demand electricity

Protesters blocked the R300 in Cape Town on Thursday

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Brief | 8 August 2025

Cape Union Mart and pro-Palestine activists gear up for court battle

Company owner Philip Krawitz denies funding Israel’s army

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News | 8 August 2025

Sick of waiting, Khayelitsha informal settlements demand electrification

Community activists want the City and Eskom to form a comprehensive team to electrify almost a dozen settlements

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Brief | 7 August 2025

Holocaust Centre urged to recognise genocide in Gaza

Centre director alarmed by humanitarian situation, but says “the designation of genocide is a legal matter”

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Brief | 31 July 2025

Blue Downs residents clash with police

Two men have been arrested for public violence

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Brief | 29 July 2025

Lifeline for penguins opens in Cape Town

A new seabird nursery at SANCCOB will incubate eggs and rear orphaned and abandoned chicks

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Brief | 28 July 2025

Social housing and the future of Cape Town’s inner-city

Affordable housing in the inner city is no longer a dream, says MEC

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Opinion | 27 July 2025