Call for Child Support Grant to include poor pregnant women
A study found that many pregnant women in the Cape Metro went hungry following the Covid-19 lockdown
News | 19 March 2021
Violent clashes in Masiphumelele over future of sportsfield
The City wants to build temporary houses on it but as one resident says, “To the City, temporary can be 25 years.”
News | 18 March 2021
Court slams City of Cape Town for barring access to homeless camp
Judge Desai found that South African Human Rights Commission monitors trying to enter the site were acting lawfully
By James Stent
Law | 17 March 2021
This is how South Africa’s vaccination programme works. But is the system able to scale up?
Getting vaccinated “is the best thing you can do for yourself” says Groote Schuur nurse
By Elsabé Brits and Nathan Geffen
News | 17 March 2021
Shack dweller Nikiwe Sipenuka has no feet and no hands. She has been waiting for a house for years
Unclear why provincial government has not prioritised her house
News | 17 March 2021
In photos: Controlled burn of Kenilworth race track
The track is home to pristine critically endangered Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
By John Yeld
Photo Essay | 17 March 2021
Former farmworker refuses to leave her home of 30 years
Ladismith farmer says he needs the house for current workers
By Liezl Human
News | 17 March 2021
Schools still turning away immigrant children
In spite of instructions, children without documents are still being refused places
News | 16 March 2021
Labour Department to probe “poor conditions” on Cape farm
Workers are demanding running water, lower electricity rates and improved housing
By Liezl Human
News | 16 March 2021