A taste of Somalia on the streets of Joburg
We visited a Somali-owned coffee shop in Mayfair which serves qaxwo and other Somali treats
Text by Jan Bornman. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 24 June 2025
Court to decide fate of Hope Street homeless camp
Housing rights group argues the City’s Safe Space shelters do not meet constitutional requirements for alternative accommodation
News | 24 June 2025
Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condoned
The Western Cape government has issued retroactive environmental authorisation for a dam project undertaken eight years ago
By John Yeld
News | 23 June 2025
School girls march for better policing
Girl Guides want officers to be better trained to handle GBV cases
Brief | 23 June 2025
Tshwane investigation into illegal suburb raises hopes
Leeuwfontein home owners want their neighbourhood to be made a formal part of the city so that they can get water and sanitation
Brief | 23 June 2025
Court annuls man’s second marriage because his first wife did not consent
Only the first wife will be allowed to claim from the estate
Law | 23 June 2025
Social housing at Salt River Market moves one step forward
Heritage approval granted, but funding is uncertain and informal settlement families still need to be relocated
By Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn
News | 23 June 2025
Helping the dogs and cats of De Doorns
The Sidewalk Specials team has built up trust in the community
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 23 June 2025
Call for Stellenbosch University to take a stand on Gaza
Other universities in South Africa have passed resolutions criticising the war
News | 21 June 2025