Society
City boots refuse removal contractor
The removal of waste at informal settlements across Cape Town will soon be conducted by new contractors.
Barbara Maregele
Feature | 14 May 2014
Angy Peter trial: Police head says “stupid mistakes” made
The trial of Social Justice Coalition leader Angy Peter and her husband Isaac Mbadu continued yesterday in the Cape High Court after a week’s postponement.
Simone Haysom
News | 13 May 2014
Frayed tempers at Khayelitsha Inquiry as O’Regan and Arendse spar
Phase 2 of the Inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha is underway under tight time constraints.
Adam Armstrong
News | 13 May 2014
Teaching Khayelitsha children computer skills
Sibongile Mbele is an Information Technology (IT) specialist from Khayelitsha. He owns a business that assists people in the township mostly with computer problems. At the same time, he tutors young people from ages five to fifteen.
Pharie Sefali
News | 13 May 2014
O’Regan compares distribution of police resources to apartheid
Jean Redpath, a criminologist at the University of Western Cape, was the first person to testify in the second phase of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry, which started at Lookout Hill this morning. Redpath argued that the formula used to calculate police resource allocation is irrational.
Adam Armstrong
News | 12 May 2014
R100 a week for water - prepaid water meters forced on Parow residents
Tenants in Victoria Court, who are mostly immigrants, are unhappy with the prepaid water system installed without their knowledge in April. They say they never signed a new rental agreement or agreed to pay for water on top of their rent.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 9 May 2014
Du Preez was no longer an informer, says police officer
Rowan du Preez was no longer a police informer at the time of his death last year, police sergeant Andile Tshila told the court last week during the trial of Social Justice Coalition leader Angy Peter.
Simone Haysom
News | 6 May 2014
A brief history of May Day
The basic demand of May Day was for an eight-hour working day —eight for work, eight for leisure and eight for sleep. It is something we still have to achieve, not just in South Africa, but in many other countries.
Terry Bell
Analysis | 1 May 2014
Nyanga residents angry after power cuts
Residents of Crossroads and Nyanga have slammed Eskom for not giving them any notice of power cuts which lasted several hours yesterday. But Eskom says the cuts were unplanned and residents could not be notified in advance.
Pharie Sefali
News | 30 April 2014