What Cape Town can still do to address its housing crisis
With a backlog of 600,000 housing units and the state only providing 2,500 a year, there is a role for the private sector to play
Explainer | 25 February 2026
Budget 2026: civil society groups call for a R1,750-a-month social grant
“The government needs to tax the rich”
News | 24 February 2026
Fire victims stuck as housing plans fall through
Families in Doornbach settlement in Cape Town are still waiting for emergency housing, six weeks after the fire
News | 24 February 2026
Lottery crook fails to get his pension back
Phillemon Letwaba’s bid to unfreeze his pension has been dismissed
News | 24 February 2026
Labour Court refuses to enforce school principal’s reinstatement
Judge finds no “exceptional circumstances” to justify Wesley Neumann’s immediate return to Heathfield High
News | 24 February 2026
Damning probe into Home Affairs names “Prophet” Bushiri
Corrupt officials made millions selling permanent residency permits
News | 23 February 2026
Municipality changes tune after video shows Ensure guards beating man
For months, the Denis Hurley Centre has been alerting officials to complaints about the security company
News | 23 February 2026
Ambulance service accuses minister of slander
KZN MEC for Transport Siboniso Duma ordered to show why a final interdict should not be granted against him
Law | 23 February 2026
Residents scrounge for water in Dannhauser
Municipality has only five water trucks for 19 wards
Brief | 23 February 2026