Protesters close municipal offices in Gugulethu
Protest was unrelated to the torching of the Gugulethu fire station and municipal building on Thursday morning
By Tariro Washinyira and Chumani Mazwi
Brief | 12 July 2018
After the grape season ended, my landlord cast me out
Homeless seasonal grape pickers continue to occupy Kraaifontein land
By Vincent Lali
News | 11 July 2018
Parkwood families await repairs to fire-ravaged council flats
Two council units in Parkwood burnt down in May and June. Residents were given containers to live in
News | 10 July 2018
Khayelitsha fire victims still struggling for decent housing
TRA residents have been waiting five years for relief
News | 10 July 2018
Children “too scared to play outside” in Ocean View
Residents demand increased police visibility, CCTV cameras, more stop and search operations
News | 9 July 2018
How Bo-Kaap’s rising property prices are threatening a community
But many of the neighbourhood’s cash-poor, asset-rich homeowners are resisting the temptation to sell
Text by Aidan Jones. Photos by Barry Christianson.
Feature | 9 July 2018
Residents “take back” their community with clean-up initiative
The International Peace Youth Group in partnership with PRASA and Netreg residents cleaned the area around the train station on Saturday
Brief | 9 July 2018
Cape Town residents wait days for ambulance
Stark divide between Bonnytoun’s coloured and black residents, but all await houses
Feature | 6 July 2018
Steenvilla evictees disappointed after De Lille no-show
Mayor’s office says she was not aware of meeting with residents
By Tariro Washinyira and Chumani Mazwi
Brief | 6 July 2018