Articles for Sandiso Phaliso
Extortion war shuts down schools and businesses in Cape Town
A letter, apparently written by gangsters in Philippi, warns they will kill Somalis if extortion fees are paid to their rivals
News | 7 August 2024
Cape Town lawyer accused of race attack must answer to charges, says magistrate
Gary Trappler fails in bid to have malicious damage to property case struck off the roll
Brief | 5 August 2024
Lawyer accused of racially motivated vandalism wants case to be dismissed
Gary Trappler is on trial in the Cape Town Magistrates Court, charged with slashing the tyres of his neighbour’s car
News | 19 July 2024
Gugulethu volunteers clean up dump sites on Mandela Day
“Now that the area has been cleaned we are grateful. We will look after it and prevent illegal dumping.”
Brief | 19 July 2024
Islamic Relief hijacked in Philippi while helping flooded residents
The organisation has nonetheless continued to provide humanitarian relief
News | 17 July 2024
Batten down the hatches: Cape Town families shovel sand to fend off further flooding
We don’t know how we are going to get through this disaster, says Siqalo resident
By Sandiso Phaliso and Marecia Damons
News | 16 July 2024
Western Cape storms: “worse is still to come”
Schools to close across the province as another storm hits, with about 15,000 people already severely affected by floods and damaging winds
By Sandiso Phaliso, Vincent Lali, Marecia Damons, Ashraf Hendricks, Liezl Human and Peter Luhanga
News | 10 July 2024
Thousands of homes flooded as violent storm batters Western Cape
Roads closed, schools and clinics damaged, rivers burst their banks
By Sandiso Phaliso, Ashraf Hendricks and Marecia Damons
News | 9 July 2024
City of Cape Town buys occupied Marikana land seven years after landmark ruling
Last week Eskom disconnected over 300 illegal connections in the settlement. Hours later people connected them again.
News | 8 July 2024