Thousands of Khayelitsha families have to use filthy toilets or an open field

Toilets have not been cleaned since early October

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Brief | 13 November 2024

In photos: Turner Adams’s tattooed body told more than one story

Former Lavender Hill gangster died on 29 October

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Photo Essay | 12 November 2024

Mother of three dies in Cape Town shack fire

Eight shacks burnt down in Marikana informal settlement on the weekend leaving 24 people homeless

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Brief | 11 November 2024

Illegal electricity cables “a huge risk” to Cape Town hospital

City promises shack dwellers will get their own electricity

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Brief | 11 November 2024

Taxi driver died of “blunt force trauma”, says police watchdog

Luvuyo Vimba died after a clash with police

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Brief | 7 November 2024

Court bid to block TotalEnergies gas project off West Coast

Fishers and activists want government to reverse environmental authorisation

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News | 7 November 2024

In photos: Sports day for learners with disabilities in Cape Town

The event in Gugulethu marked the start of Disability Rights Awareness Month which runs until 3 December

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Photo Essay | 7 November 2024

In photos: The fisher women of Doringbaai

Spirit of Endeavour Fisherfolk Women was formed to share skills and help protect the environment from damage

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Photo Essay | 7 November 2024

Pensioner loses everything on Banxso

The investment platform under scrutiny since April has had its license suspended

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News | 7 November 2024

Murdered Cape Town taxi driver: family calls for probe

Luvuyo Vimba died after a clash with police

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Brief | 6 November 2024

How government is hindering its own drug policies

A program supplying sterile injection equipment was stopped for months in Cape Town

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Feature | 5 November 2024

People with disabilities demand better access to public transport

The Disability Revolution group wants the City of Cape Town to include specific measures for people with disabilities in its transport planning

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Brief | 5 November 2024

Lawyer charged with attempted murder released on bail

Rael Kassel’s ex-partner fears for her safety

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Brief | 4 November 2024

Gugulethu protesters demand update on new hospital

While most residents agree they desperately need a new hospital, some don’t want to lose a popular sports field

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News | 4 November 2024

Patients cross river and bush to get to nearest clinic

Eastern Cape Department of Health says there’s no budget to build a clinic for residents of Sicweza village just outside Flagstaff

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Brief | 4 November 2024

Castle occupiers removed

The group had been living on the grounds since 2020 but the high court recently granted an order to evict them

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News | 1 November 2024