Home Affairs’ refugee office to re-open in Cape Town, ten years after it was closed
The closure meant refugees could only apply for asylum in Durban, Musina, Gqeberha or Pretoria
News | 26 May 2022
Learners and teacher injured in school protest
Khayelitsha Grade 12s angry at cancellation of extra classes
News | 25 May 2022
Teen losing hope of finding a place in high school
Her grandmother says she’s has been to the Western Cape Education Department more than ten times over the past two years
News | 25 May 2022
SARS workers picket for salary increases ahead of nationwide strike
The tax collector says there’s no money to meet union demands but has since tabled a 1.4% increase
Brief | 24 May 2022
Appointment of Lottery chair back on track
Frank Chikane and Themba Dlamini join Barney Pityana and Terry Tselane on the shortlist
Brief | 24 May 2022
City of Cape Town is not tackling housing crisis with urgency, say activists
Building social housing is complicated, says Malusi Booi
By Liezl Human
News | 24 May 2022
Vendor’s relief as permit payments suspended for another six months
Customers were lost during the Covid pandemic, says Claremont fruit and vegetable trader
News | 24 May 2022
A Cape Town teacher sexually assaulted a learner five years ago. He’s still teaching at the school
Education department says it will consider disciplinary steps after receiving the outcome of the criminal trial from the National Prosecuting Authority
News | 23 May 2022
It’s residents versus residents in Cape Town suburb
An informal settlement has grown near Lansdowne station. People in houses nearby want it moved; people in the settlement say they have nowhere to go
Feature | 20 May 2022