Concern about City’s plan for Woodstock Hospital
Public comment period on proposed sale closes on 31 January
By Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch
News | 23 January 2025
City to decide on objections to six-storey Bo-Kaap hotel
Residents are opposed to the development overshadowing the oldest mosque in the country
News | 22 January 2025
Over a hundred disabled and elderly people queue outside SASSA in Khayelitsha
Monday was the first day for disability grant applicants to make medical bookings
News | 21 January 2025
Cape Town not immune to Los Angeles type fire disaster
The city has better preventative measures but is far less resourced than Los Angeles
Analysis | 20 January 2025
Parents block enrolment at new primary school in Kraaifontein
They want learners transferred from the old Solomon Mahlangu primary school which is in a terrible condition
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 17 January 2025
MPs demand probe into “entire social grant payment system”
Portfolio committee chair Bridget Masango says officials found guilty of fraud or misconduct must be brought to book
News | 16 January 2025
Children miss school as uniforms destroyed in Philippi fire
Mother of three says she can’t afford new uniforms until the end of the month
Brief | 15 January 2025
Concourt win for Cape Town residents facing eviction
Court tells City to provide Bromwell Street residents with temporary emergency accommodation in the inner city as close to their current homes as possible
Law | 20 December 2024
Cape Town neighbourhood is buried in rubbish
The City will use the public works programme to employ cleaners after a contractor withdrew due to extortion threats
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 20 December 2024