Society

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

Meet the entrepreneur who wants to bring cinema to Khayelitsha

Pilot cinema project set to launch at Lookout Hill in June

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News | 22 April 2016

Cycling club launched in Khayelitsha garage

Two enthusiasts start new project

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News | 2 March 2016

Hout Bay project teaches confidence through dog training

Teenagers paired with "teen" dogs from shelter

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News | 26 February 2016

Diepsloot’s community of cyclists

Unable to afford public transport, this group of 200 people have opted for pedal power

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News | 8 February 2016

Old and on the street

Theresa Fisher was born in what was then Rhodesia, in 1950. Simon Jacobs was born in what was then Transkei, in 1957. Both of them have ended up, in 2015, begging on the same street corner in Rondebosch.

Tariro Washinyira

Feature | 11 December 2015

Residents in Khayelitsha take on Big Five

Tensions are high in Isiqalo informal settlement after violent clashes between residents and former community leaders who have refused to step down.

Siyavuya Khaya

News | 25 November 2015

School boarders develop their own online kiosk

Three students from the Cape Academy of Maths, Science and Technology have set up an online kiosk for boarders who struggle to access basic necessities while in residences at schools.

Pasqua Heard

News | 20 November 2015

Time to get tough with schools which discriminate against pregnant schoolgirls

A total of 20,833 school-going girls fell pregnant in South Africa in the 2013-14 year, according to official statistics. A staggering 717 of them were at primary school.

Chandre Stuurman and Demichelle Petherbridge

Opinion | 19 November 2015