Parents shut down high schools, demanding places for their children
“No learners will attend school while others don’t” says Kraaifontein community leader
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 22 February 2021
Still no answers to why police used a water cannon on people in a SASSA queue
Independent Police Investigative Directorate considering an investigation
Brief | 22 February 2021
“God always puts something out for us” says scrap collector
Even shack fires can be an opportunity
Brief | 22 February 2021
Eersteriver residents demand a local school
Parents reject department’s offer to transport 500 learners to Khayelitsha for schooling
By Vincent Lali
News | 19 February 2021
“The slow violence of malnutrition”
One in four children under five is undernourished and one in eight is overweight or obese, say researchers
By Tariro Washinyira and Elsabé Brits
News | 18 February 2021
Commuters wary of trains as service resumes
The Central Line started operating on Tuesday again but only between Cape Town and Langa
News | 18 February 2021
A new vaccine is being tested in Cape Town: Here’s why it’s different
Scientists hope SARS-CoV-2 will be less likely to evade it
Science | 18 February 2021
Community gardeners dig in against attempts to evict them
New Khayelitsha vegetable garden is on land set aside for a provincial housing project
By Vincent Lali
News | 18 February 2021
South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout begins!
Sister Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi, a registered nurse and midwife, was the first person in the country to be vaccinated as part of the state’s programme
Photo Essay | 17 February 2021