South Africa|Western Cape

Township residents clean their streets after chasing out contractor

City of Cape Town says residents cannot dictate who gets work offered by Expanded Public Works Programme

Business is booming for shack builders in Dunoon

Councillor says illegal occupations are jeopardising housing plans for the area

Lockdown in pictures - Day 140: Are we over the peak?

Street kids lose out as restaurants close

StreetSmart sees massive drop in donations collected through restaurant bills

Lockdown in pictures - Day 139: Tanked up

Success against Covid-19: Temporary Cape Town hospital closes

“We’ve got to now save jobs and stop hunger and unemployment,” says Premier Alan Winde

Fed-up with piles of rubbish, residents clear their own streets

KTC community clear ‘dump site’ near their homes

People empty poo buckets in road as toilet dispute festers

Dunoon’s communal toilets have not been cleaned since 3 August

Soldiers shot me in my shack by mistake, says Crossroads man

Vuyisa Sityebi lost a kidney and part of his intestine

Protesters accuse councillor of distributing food parcels to friends

“They can come to my office, but going to my house and insulting my family is wrong,” says Bongile Ngcani

Lockdown in pictures - Day 138: Growth curve

One dead, 13 due in court after protests and looting in Bloekombos

“We are willing to move elsewhere. We just want a place to stay” says occupier

Lockdown in pictures - Day 137: Elephant in the sand

Lockdown in pictures - Day 136: Women’s Day

Make Women’s Day matter by funding a shelter, urges Philisa Abafazi Bethu

Cape Town organisation hopes to open a second safe house

Lockdown in pictures - Day 135: Children at play