Cape Town is letting the flowers grow
Decision not to mow in some city parks is an important boost for biodiversity
By Peta Brom
Science | 26 August 2022
Iconic women’s housing project of the 1990s, today awash in sewage
Residents of Victoria Mxenge Housing Development have taken the City of Cape Town to the Ombudsman after three years of overflowing sewers
News | 22 August 2022
Uber, Bolt drivers strike for two days
Drivers want more money and an end to the freeze on new licences
By Liezl Human
News | 18 August 2022
Families forcibly removed from Maitland 80 years ago still can’t use their land
Ndabeni Communal Property Trust concluded a settlement agreement for the 54.8-hectares
News | 18 August 2022
Traders at the historic Salt River Market will be excluded from new City development
“This is our livelihood, my bread and butter” says trader
News | 17 August 2022
Mining affected communities protest outside Parliament
Activists demand mines develop and help the communities that host them
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 16 August 2022
Disorganised SASSA leaves disabled grant recipients standing in the rain
Khayelitsha chaos continues, but there is hope: from 1 September SASSA services will also be offered at the City of Cape Town’s Kuyasa office.
By Liezl Human
News | 16 August 2022
Small scale fishers call for halt to gas and oil exploration
“When foreign companies drill oil in our oceans, fish die”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 15 August 2022
SJC’s suspended general manager charged with fraud in excess of R730,000
Xolani Klaas granted R10,000 bail
News | 12 August 2022