South Africa|Western Cape

We are living in liquid shit, say eThembeni families

City of Cape Town says it’s not possible to drain away dirty water after sewage pipe burst

Little hope for Knysna’s 9,000 backyarders

“I grew up as a backyard dweller and now I am raising my children as one”

No arrests after deaf boy mauled by dogs

Eleven-year-old Jeniel Jafta uses a wheelchair and his right arm was amputated

Councillor defends Cape Town’s record on homeless people

“Cape Town sprang into action, reaching roughly double the number of homeless persons compared to the whole of Gauteng”

Spatial injustice remains at core of rising inequality

Activists believe a radical “new normal” is needed for land reform

The smell of fire hangs in the air in Imizamo Yethu

Bantu Dabula’s home has been burnt down three times

Understanding the groundbreaking Tafelberg judgment

218-page ruling orders the Province and the City to redress the legacy of spatial apartheid

Creecy upholds appeal against giant West Coast wind farm

Wake effect impact on a neighbouring wind farm should have been assessed

Showdown in Dunoon over toilet companies

Toilets cleaned free of charge by Mshengu Toilet Hire as Dunoon residents ban Sanitech from operating

Relocation of 1,500 Dunoon families postponed until at least next year

Neighbouring business owners object to relocation, say there are better alternatives

After the drought: Cape Town’s gushing water

Berg River’s sluice open, as dams fill up

Senior judge alleged to have ordered hit on colleague

Online petition on evicting domestic abusers got court ruling wrong

Judges emphasise that procedural fairness must be upheld

How Western Cape will check for a future Covid-19 surge

Large survey of pregnant women and people with HIV suggests a lot of Capetonians have already been infected

Illegal occupations affect us all, says Mayco member

Over 300 land occupations in the Cape Town metro since January

Meet Plett’s happy dogs

Volunteers feed 250 pets from informal settlements every Saturday