Court orders Western Cape Education Department to fix late school admissions
The court found the department had failed to plan adequately for late placements and the situation had been getting worse for over a decade
Law | 2 December 2025
Mother and three children burned alive in Langa shack fire
There were two shack fires in the area on Monday
Brief | 2 December 2025
Pollution stops Khayelitsha’s canoe club classes
Hyacinth and sewage are destroying the Blowy wetlands
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 2 December 2025
Police foil mugging during anti-crime march
Residents from Manenberg and Gugulethu demand better policing
Brief | 1 December 2025
Rent control not only fails, it entrenches inequality
The solution to housing affordability is to increase supply by building more housing
Opinion | 1 December 2025
Activists create human chain for Palestine along Sea Point promenade
Palestine Solidarity Campaign calls for release of political prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 29 November 2025
Illegal connections leave hundreds of Cape Town households without water
Hundreds of households in Ethembeni informal settlement in Khayelitsha say water drips from the taps at night
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 29 November 2025
Gag order against Open Secrets lifted
Case brought by Integrated Convoy Protection, which sells armoured vehicles to UAE, dismissed
By Liezl Human
News | 27 November 2025
Disability organisation loses Constantia land claim battle
South African Riding for the Disabled Association will have to vacate a portion of the property
Law | 27 November 2025