South Africa|Western Cape|Cape Town

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

Plato accused of recruiting whites to help against “land invaders”

Mayor’s message mainly aimed at middle-class residents, say veteran social activists

Lockdown in pictures - Day 158: Scooter in the rain

Victory for housing activists in landmark Tafelberg case

Court rescinds sale of land, orders City of Cape Town and Western Cape government to create new housing policy

Priest helps struggling Malawians with food parcels

Destitute immigrants receive no help from government and can’t afford to return home

Environmental group slams “flawed” approval for Masiphumelele upgrade

NEAG alleges conflict of interests by key player

Lockdown in pictures - Day 157: All that jazz

Lockdown in pictures - Day 156: Covid-19 graves

Lockdown in pictures - Day 155: Hawking on the streets