Society

Kathrada funeral in pictures

Ahmed Kathrada was buried on Wednesday 29 March in Westpark Cemetery

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Photo Essay | 29 March 2017

Prayers for Ahmed Kathrada at Liliesleaf

Condition of struggle stalwart improved but “unpredictable”, says Kathrada Foundation

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News | 22 March 2017

Residents try to rescue Somalis trapped in blaze

Four people die in burning buiding

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News | 24 November 2016

Social clubs offer respite for elderly

"Here I get to relax and not think about my problems"

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News | 18 November 2016

Thriving car wash started with one man in a wheelchair

"I have gained my independence, doing things that I didn’t think I would be able to do,” says owner

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News | 17 November 2016

Cycling school helps young people from townships live their dream

“One day a champion will emerge” says founder

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Feature | 20 October 2016

Black women should celebrate their hair, says Congolese photographer

Robert Kissolo’s exhibition “Obsession” focuses on hair

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Feature | 19 October 2016

All-girls clubs get off the ground in KwaZulu-Natal

DREAMS project draws in 2,000 girls

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News | 18 October 2016

Women in Ruyterwacht help evicted and vulnerable

“This is a new South Africa, a South Africa for everybody, a South Africa of change, a South Africa to uplift our people. So what is happening here?”

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News | 23 September 2016

‘Festival of the sacrifice’ celebrated in Cape Town

Eid Al-Adha commemorates Ibrahim's sacrifice of a lamb instead of his son

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Photo Essay | 12 September 2016

Check out Cape Town’s hip street style

People from all walks of life express themselves through fashion

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Photo Essay | 18 August 2016

Boom and bust times for paraffin dealers

Shortages mean paraffin selling is a good business, but only when you can get supplies

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Photo Essay | 15 July 2016

Please don’t kill us, say people with albinism

"Our bodies do not cure anything"

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Brief | 7 July 2016

Living on the streets of central Cape Town

Treat us with respect, say homeless people

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Photo Essay | 24 June 2016

Mfuleni’s homemade gym

Aleas Stokwe used his personal savings to start a gym in his home for his neighbourhood

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Photo Essay | 2 June 2016

Increasing access to mental health counselling in Khayelitsha

Banetsi Mphunga was all smiles when he removed the huge white cloth to unveil his revamped mobile clinic

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News | 6 May 2016