Cape township homes in the dark as technicians fear for their safety
Eskom and City of Cape Town say it’s not safe to do repairs in Philippi East
Brief | 5 July 2022
Youngsters eke out a living carrying water for residents
Too hungry to stay in school, brothers dropped out in grade six
News | 4 July 2022
Six children and two adults die in Cape Town shack fires
Three fires in West Bank, Nyanga and Philippi also left scores of people homeless
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Siphokazi Mnyobe
News | 4 July 2022
Delft residents march to Premier Winde’s office
“We have been staying in Tsunami for 15 years, but we still don’t have electricity”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 1 July 2022
Shack dwellers call for their settlements to be recognised
Mfuleni residents march to Cape Town Civic Centre
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 30 June 2022
Learners march against proposal to end deadlines to fix schools
Poor and working-class communities will never know when their schools will be fixed, say education activists
News | 30 June 2022
Loadshedding causes more hardship for grant recipients
Khayelitsha residents protested on Thursday, demanding SASSA open more service sites
News | 30 June 2022
Woman dies trying to save her family
Mfuleni family loses three members in a fire. Two children are still fighting for their lives in hospital.
Brief | 29 June 2022