“We grew up as backyarders and we are still backyarders today”

Arcadia House occupiers plead for affordable housing near Cape Town’s inner city

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Brief | 8 January 2020

Donkerbos residents lift bakkie to safety during blaze

About 30 people displaced following fire at Somerset West informal settlement

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Brief | 6 January 2020

Khayelitsha commuters plan transport summit for February

“We have found that commuter safety is also not up to standard”

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Brief | 18 December 2019

City to use bylaws to remove refugees

Smith says failure to do this will have dire consequences for the informal traders on Greenmarket Square

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Brief | 18 December 2019

Polluted Milnerton lagoon “particularly disgusting”

City pollutes its own nature reserve

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News | 17 December 2019

Greenmarket Square occupation to continue into new year

Court case reveals parties are at an impasse

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News | 16 December 2019

“Murder capital” residents welcome award for police station commander

Top Nyanga cop is “always willing to go out of his way to help”

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Brief | 13 December 2019

Homeless people win court victory against City of Cape Town

A review of the bylaws is to be heard in February

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Brief | 12 December 2019

City of Cape Town moves to evict occupiers of old circus school

Court gives residents until end of January to find lawyer to fight eviction

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News | 12 December 2019

Court reprimands shop owner who denied access to child in wheelchair

“No one should be allowed to waste the court’s time unnecessarily” says magistrate

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Law | 11 December 2019

Khayelitsha court doesn’t cater properly for rape survivors, report finds

Rape Crisis demands better conditions at sexual offences court

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News | 10 December 2019

“Townships should not be a dumping site for unhealthy food”

People’s Health Movement urges government to do more to curb malnutrition and obesity in townships

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Brief | 10 December 2019

No justice for Khayelitsha woman, raped while taking a nap

Activists say they were horrified to see accused walking around the court’s waiting area

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News | 9 December 2019

Refugees join homeless for Christmas lunch event

Ladles of Love apologises to homeless as food runs out during event

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Brief | 9 December 2019

Mbalula a no-show at meeting with #UniteBehind

“Commuting to and from work has become a matter of life and death” says commuter activist group

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Brief | 5 December 2019

Opposition to City of Cape Town’s business park plan

The City wants to turn part of the Racing Park into emergency housing units

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News | 4 December 2019