South Africa|Western Cape

Western Cape town “held to ransom” by cable theft syndicate

Repeated extended blackouts as electricity poles are cut down and cables stolen

How bureaucracy prevents people from getting houses

Supply isn’t coming close to meeting the demand for state-subsidised housing

Minister says he won’t bow to pressure on the Lottery

Relocation of Langa rail line occupiers delayed by regulations

Rezoning application to move people living next to the Central Line has taken more than a year

UCT vigil marks a year of war in Gaza

Protesters renew call for boycott

Interview: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde answers questions on social housing

Winde explains why R500-million meant for housing went unspent

Many Cape Town stations are closed to wheelchair users

And the “People’s Train” is inaccessible to many people

Rooigevaar in Saldanha: residents say red dust from Transnet’s ore terminal is staining their homes and even their dogs

But Transnet says the dust falls below legal limits

Citrusdal farmers devastated by two years of floods

But they are determined to start over and revive their vegetable gardens yet again