South Africa|Western Cape|Cape Town

Cape Town councillors and activists trade accusations over land occupations

20,000 shacks have been built since January but City says it only has money to build 2,000 houses

Covid-19: “We are starving” says singer Vicky Sampson

About 50 musicians and performers picket outside Parliament demanding relief money

We are living in liquid shit, say eThembeni families

City of Cape Town says it’s not possible to drain away dirty water after sewage pipe burst

Councillor defends Cape Town’s record on homeless people

“Cape Town sprang into action, reaching roughly double the number of homeless persons compared to the whole of Gauteng”

Spatial injustice remains at core of rising inequality

Activists believe a radical “new normal” is needed for land reform

The smell of fire hangs in the air in Imizamo Yethu

Bantu Dabula’s home has been burnt down three times

Understanding the groundbreaking Tafelberg judgment

218-page ruling orders the Province and the City to redress the legacy of spatial apartheid

Showdown in Dunoon over toilet companies

Toilets cleaned free of charge by Mshengu Toilet Hire as Dunoon residents ban Sanitech from operating

Relocation of 1,500 Dunoon families postponed until at least next year

Neighbouring business owners object to relocation, say there are better alternatives

After the drought: Cape Town’s gushing water

Berg River’s sluice open, as dams fill up

Senior judge alleged to have ordered hit on colleague

Online petition on evicting domestic abusers got court ruling wrong

Judges emphasise that procedural fairness must be upheld

Illegal occupations affect us all, says Mayco member

Over 300 land occupations in the Cape Town metro since January

Tafelberg: Four years of battle

The campaign that led to a landmark court decision on housing

Community healthcare workers demand “danger pay”

“We need proper PPE because we work in cramped bungalows and shipping containers”

Cape Town’s approach to homeless people is cruel and expensive

It would have been more affordable to offer people decent accommodation than the Strandfontein camp