Supporters of gay rights and EFF members go head to head at UCT
Tensions ahead of lecture by controversial Kenyan professor
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 24 July 2023
Over 1,000 shack dwellers protest: “We are tired of living in squalor”
City of Cape Town accused of “persistent failure to collect rubbish ” in informal settlements
By Vincent Lali
News | 21 July 2023
Small farmers in the Cederberg still reeling from flood damage
Provincial department wants the area to be declared a disaster zone
By Liezl Human
News | 21 July 2023
Living on the streets of Vasco: “Law enforcement keeps coming but I still return”
Stephanus Nel is one of an increasing number of people living on the streets in the Cape Town suburb
News | 20 July 2023
Inside a Cape Flats minstrel band
“This is more than just a band. This is like a family.”
Photo Essay | 20 July 2023
City of Cape Town has built fewer than 20 social housing units in the inner city in six years, say activists
City says it has made more than 32,000 square metres of land available but there are challenges, including “hijacking” of buildings
News | 19 July 2023
Pay R10,000 or face a year in prison, court tells former SJC leader
Xolani Klaas pleaded guilty to fraudulently selling a cellphone that belonged to the organisation
News | 19 July 2023
Equal Education, SADTU fail in Western Cape education challenge
Judge has harsh words for teachers’ union
Law | 18 July 2023
Hundreds march in Cape Town demanding better housing
Shack dwellers and backyarders say their living conditions are unbearable
Brief | 17 July 2023