South Africa|Western Cape

After five days without electricity residents protest at councillor’s home

Illegal connections blamed for power outage in Nyanga’s Hlazo Village

Mob burns Covid-19 facility and community hall

Ward councillor’s family moved to safehouse after their home was also attacked

Marikana residents cry out for flood relief

City says it has received over 60,000 requests for plastic sheeting from the area

Protesters demand rape suspect be detained

Accused handed over to police by his parents

Lockdown in pictures - Day 115: Angling

Hundreds protest against farm murders

Call for state to assist with security

Lockdown in pictures - Day 114: Scarves and beanies

Lockdown in pictures - Day 113: Sanitising

“We will cause havoc” warn disgruntled church members

Former Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries members lodge formal complaint with Human Rights Commission

Lockdown in pictures - Day 112: Burying our internet cables

“We want evictees back” says Mfuleni community leader

City says it will continue preventing the illegal occupation of its temporary houses

Watch how Cape Town rain left a neighbourhood under water

Zwelitsha homes were flooded when Diep River burst its banks

Gugulethu residents protest over incomplete housing project

“If we sit back and wait for the City then we might not get our houses” says backyarder

Lockdown in pictures - Day 111: Pop Star

Judge orders City of Cape Town to rebuild Hangberg home

Judge Salie-Hlophe says the City “acted unlawfully”

Groote Schuur doctor describes her day in a Covid-19 ward

“The reality is the beds are full and people are dying”