Blikkiesdorp residents frustrated by housing delays
City councillor estimates new RDP homes will be completed in two years
Text by Vincent Lali. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 29 June 2018
Judge Hlophe fails to explain why judgments are extremely late
Sixteen judgments at the Cape High Court have been outstanding for more than half-a-year. Six have been outstanding since 2016.
News | 29 June 2018
Hout Bay roads blocked in taxi tiff
Route to Cape Town is supposed to be for MyCiTi only, but taxis have starting using it again
News | 28 June 2018
“We have no place to defecate” says Khayelitsha resident
City has promised to fix blocked toilets in Green Point informal settlement, but blames land occupiers for problem
By Vincent Lali
News | 28 June 2018
Hope for solar geyser company dependent on government contracts
But workers haven’t been paid for months and are upset by the company’s labour practices
News | 28 June 2018
Charges dismissed against three men accused of murdering Zanele Sandlana
Magistrate’s decision greeted with tears by protesters
News | 27 June 2018
De Lille and protesters in tense stand-off
Vrygrond residents furious that the mayor addressed media before them, while she accused the community’s leadership of rejecting all the City’s proposals
News | 26 June 2018
Officials don’t understand how much I struggle to survive, says land occupier
Shacks demolished on state-owned land in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
News | 26 June 2018
Lesbian murder trial to start in Strand
Activists are demanding that the state explain why the accused is not in jail
Brief | 26 June 2018