The long wait for new housing for Blikkiesdorp families

Symphony Way development will take years to complete

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News | 8 November 2019

Refugee leaders refuse help from civil society organisations

Chances of resettlement are dismal, but leaders of group staying at church in centre of Cape Town persist with demand

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News | 7 November 2019

Vygieskraal fire victims want to go home

Over 60 people have been sheltering for three weeks at a community hall in Athlone

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News | 7 November 2019

National Lotteries Commission grilled in Parliament

Questions asked about conflicts of interest and unfinished projects

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Parliament | 6 November 2019

Informal traders protest in Mitchells Plain

Protesters demand safer trading environment

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Brief | 5 November 2019

Extinction Rebellion targets Africa Oil Week conference

Climate activists in hazmat suits mopped up “blood” in protest over fossil fuels

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News | 5 November 2019

Vrygrond protesters demand to be given occupied land

Bus petrol-bombed; three people treated for burns

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Brief | 1 November 2019

Refugees in limbo after eviction at UNHCR

Asylum seekers find refuge at the Central Methodist Church

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News | 1 November 2019

Commuters demand safer public transport for women and children

Women say they are groped and robbed

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Brief | 31 October 2019

Protesters call halt to home allocations in Eerste River

People who received title deeds in 2016 say they will stop new arrivals moving into Forest Village

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News | 31 October 2019

Marikana protesters bring grievances to Western Cape Premier’s front gate

Informal settlement residents want better security

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News | 31 October 2019

Government scrambles as court deadline on foster care looms

Thousands of foster care grants at stake

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News | 31 October 2019

Cape Town’s battle for spatial justice

There is a disconnect between what the City says and what it does when it comes to housing, development, and urban planning.

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Analysis | 31 October 2019

Land to be freed up in Cape Town city centre

Land under unfinished freeway to be returned to City

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Brief | 31 October 2019

Chaos in Cape Town as refugees evicted from city centre protest

Court order against protesters outside UN High Commissioner for Refugees

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Photo Essay | 30 October 2019

Study shows targeted interventions can reduce gender violence

Results from a programme run in urban informal settlements in eThekwini look promising

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News | 30 October 2019