South Africa|Western Cape

“I saw my shoes float on water and heard my cat meow”

Western Cape mops up after devastating floods

Commuters struggle with transport costs as Metrorail central line remains closed

Some workers are spending half their wage to commute because trains aren’t running

In photos: Cape Town children celebrate Heritage Day with traditional games

Indigenous games like morabaraba “remind children who they are”, says coach

The Western Cape storm in pictures

Hundreds flee flooded homes as storms batter Western Cape

Man dies, apparently from electrocution

Activists claim thousands of parcels of public land under-used in Cape Town

Ndifuna Ukwazi launches online interactive map to put pressure on government to address land issues

Protesters end three-day fast outside Parliament

Activists are demanding Parliament take action against Sfiso Buthelezi over allegations of corruption when he was chairperson of PRASA

New measures to prevent Lotto looting

The National Lotteries Commission briefed Parliament on the steps it is taking to clean up the organisation

Court grants interdict against Swellendam protests

This follows chaos and violence during protests in the town in recent weeks