News
Cape Town’s children seem to be getting healthier
Cases of diarrhoea and malnutrition have dropped
By Elsabé Brits
News | 11 July 2019
Philippi mother: “I could hear the gunshots from church”
Bheki Cele visited the home where six women were shot dead last Friday night. Five men were also gunned down in two separate incidents on the same weekend in the area.
News | 11 July 2019
Government’s multi-million rand filling station stands empty for years
Qamata chief vows it will not open until municipality acknowledges local land ownership
News | 11 July 2019
Police and developers blame each other for unlawful eviction
Land occupiers in Mayfield intend to bring contempt of court action
By Zoë Postman
News | 10 July 2019
“They don’t want the world to know we exist” says Olympic Park resident
Residents of an informal settlement opposite Maitland Cemetery believe the City has neglected them
News | 10 July 2019
Home Affairs misses deadline for Cape Town refugee office, says LRC
“The non-responsiveness by Home Affairs left no room for us to engage with them”
News | 9 July 2019
Mother’s daily battle to get her four children to school 40km away
“I want my children to get an education and not end up as waste pickers like myself,” says Zodwa Malatji
News | 9 July 2019
Minister hears allegations against police after 11 murdered on weekend
Residents claim police are under resourced, corrupt, in cahoots with criminals, and that the station commander hasn’t been seen since 2018.
By Vincent Lali
News | 9 July 2019
No shelters for Johannesburg’s homeless
City says 10,000 people are living on its streets, but it only funds one shelter
By Chris Gilili
News | 8 July 2019