How do we reduce shack fires?
City’s poorest residents use both insurance and technology to fight fires
By Tessa Knight and Candy Chan
Feature | 10 September 2019
Land occupiers rebuild shacks next to the N2, burn tyres and rubble
Nomzamo schools close, fearing responses to protest action
News | 9 September 2019
Two people dead in a stampede as shops are looted
Immigrant-owned businesses looted in Philippi
Brief | 9 September 2019
Vigils and protests across Cape Town against violence against women
“We shouldn’t have to fear our brothers, our fathers, our uncles, our neighbours. We shouldn’t have to fear the man at the post office”
Brief | 6 September 2019
“I was raped by someone who belonged to my church at the age of 15”
Athlone residents speak out against violence against women
Brief | 6 September 2019
“Proper shelter can change a person completely”
The City of Cape Town has relocated people to the Pickwick site close to the city centre. And it’s working.
By Drew Wayland
News | 6 September 2019
#AmINextProtest: Ramaphosa promises action to a sceptical crowd
Protesters refuse to sing the national anthem
By Ashraf Hendricks, Velani Ludidi and Drew Wayland
News | 5 September 2019
Judge rules that Prisons Inspectorate must be given independence
Government must change law within two years so that the inspectorate’s funding is not controlled by the Department of Correctional Services
Law | 5 September 2019
Mnangagwa’s critics and supporters face off in Cape Town
Rival groups demonstrate in front of the World Economic Forum meeting
Brief | 5 September 2019