South Africa|Western Cape|Cape Town

Universal access to trains: Metrorail’s empty promises

New trains have spaces for wheelchairs but many stations and platforms are inaccessible

District Six families must wait at least three more years to return

Government has not yet secured funding to build the houses

Families live in limbo on Cape Town’s railway lines

PRASA has been mum for months about relocation plans

Presumed guilty! Years in prison awaiting trial

Goodwood prison massively overcrowded, judge’s report finds

Flower farm keeps Constantia’s coloured heritage alive

Jaftha brothers help heal a history of land dispossession

Langa families were moved to a “temporary” area in 2002. They are still there

Their living conditions are dire

In photos: Aftermath of Silvermine fire

In photos: Wildfire scorches Cape Town’s Silvermine reserve

An injured firefighter has been hospitalised and about 198 homes have been evacuated

Parliament accuses activists of abusing court process

#UniteBehind is challenging the constitutionality of Parliament’s new Code of Conduct

No identity eight years after submitting DNA evidence

Home Affairs incompetence leaves young woman stateless for decades

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Equal Education argues late applicants are blocked from accessing schooling. But department argues that parents need to apply on time.

Blaauwberg residents locked in battle over dune development

Ecologically sensitive land is at risk, and some of those who oppose the project say their input has not been taken into account

Cape Town’s water recycling project should not be privatised

Comment on the proposed Faure New Water Scheme closes on 17 April

Police unable to interview Cwecwe

SAPS tells Parliament they have been unable to access 7-year-old rape victim

Should you give handouts at traffic lights? A view from the street

People helping do so out of goodwill and with the best intentions

Police can’t say why they let an alleged rapist off the hook

Officers dropped him at hospital without questioning him