South Africa|Western Cape

We visited SASSA offices. Here’s what we found

People waiting in long queues told us their frustrations

Universal access to trains: Metrorail’s empty promises

New trains have spaces for wheelchairs but many stations and platforms are inaccessible

District Six families must wait at least three more years to return

Government has not yet secured funding to build the houses

Families live in limbo on Cape Town’s railway lines

PRASA has been mum for months about relocation plans

Presumed guilty! Years in prison awaiting trial

Goodwood prison massively overcrowded, judge’s report finds

Flower farm keeps Constantia’s coloured heritage alive

Jaftha brothers help heal a history of land dispossession

Alarming increase in attacks on social workers

“It was a calling for me, but the calling didn’t include me being in danger”

Langa families were moved to a “temporary” area in 2002. They are still there

Their living conditions are dire

In photos: Aftermath of Silvermine fire