Overcrowding in Wolwerivier triggers land occupation
Families moved to the “temporary relocation area” have grown in size over the past five years
News | 23 November 2020
Police officers caught on video throwing disabled man out of his wheelchair
Zwelenkosi Ngidi had gone to Cape Town police to find out about arrested community leaders
By Vincent Lali
News | 20 November 2020
IPID investigating after police accused of assaulting woman
The woman says that officers in Philippi threatened to kill her and her family if they spoke out about the incident
News | 20 November 2020
Nyanga youths charge R50 to queue for clients
“Many visit these departments the whole week without being helped because of the long queues”
News | 20 November 2020
Devastating Langa fire destroys 70 homes
“My shack was filled with smoke and it was so hot inside. I grabbed my baby and ran out.”
News | 19 November 2020
Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about “spatial apartheid”
Atlantis was going to be a hub, said Judge Sher, but now “people are stuck out there with great unemployment and social problems”
By James Stent
Law | 18 November 2020
Tafelsig feeding scheme battles red tape
Tafelsig CAN provides meals three times a day to hundreds of families in Mitchells Plain and Philippi
News | 18 November 2020
Informal traders say the City neglects the town centre in Mitchells Plain
The group says the area “reeks of defecation and urine”
News | 17 November 2020
Blouvlei crèche survived apartheid but may not survive Covid-19
The historic crèche opened in 1955 in Cape Town by Dora Tamana is struggling
News | 17 November 2020