Cape Town suburbs where homeless people count
Through the Streetscapes project, homeless people are running surveys, earning an income, and changing lives
By James Stent
News | 18 January 2023
Metrorail resumes partial service to Eerste River after three years
Cape Town commuters welcome trains as far more affordable than buses or taxis
News | 17 January 2023
“Massive improvement” in school placement says Western Cape Education Department
Parents who were still struggling to place their children in school for 2023 flocked to the department for help last week
News | 16 January 2023
Western Cape has tried a new approach to housing. It’s bearing fruit
The programme accepts that informal settlements are a major part of our cities
Opinion | 13 January 2023
Sewage on the seashore: Here’s what’s causing Cape Town’s beach closures
Loadshedding at pump stations blamed for most closures
News | 13 January 2023
City withdraws workers after crew robbed yet again in Philippi
Workers will only return when being escorted by “already overstretched” law enforcement officers
Brief | 12 January 2023
Gardening project helps patients recover from mental illness
The Spring Foundation at Lentegeur Hospital has several projects to rehabilitate patients
By Daniel Steyn
News | 11 January 2023
Another Postbank “glitch” delays January social grant payments
“We came to the Post Office and they said there was no money”
News | 11 January 2023
190 people left homeless after Khayelitsha fire
Families devastated, with newly-bought school uniforms and stationery burnt in the fire
By Vincent Lali
News | 9 January 2023