Backyarders demolish shacks in Cape Town
Violence and tensions between land occupiers and backyarders has been brewing for months in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
News | 26 October 2023
Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi
A campaign to preserve the horticultural area says the silica mine will impact food security and the Cape Flats Aquifer
By Liezl Human
News | 26 October 2023
Children’s parks turned into rubbish dumps
Intimidation has prevented repairs to parks in Delft, Cape Town
By Chris Gilili
News | 24 October 2023
Here’s how the Western Cape can prepare better for weather like we had in September
Climate change may bring more variable weather but we can reduce the risk of disasters
Science | 23 October 2023
Picketers demand justice for pro-Palestine protester assaulted during marathon
Woodstock police say they are investigating
Brief | 23 October 2023
Cable theft and shootings force Cape Town libraries to close
But the people who work at the libraries in Hanover Park and Bellville are determined to continue creating safe spaces for their communities
News | 23 October 2023
Thousands march in Cape Town, call for ceasefire in Gaza
Protesters demand that South Africans who join Israeli Defence Force be prosecuted
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 22 October 2023
This is where people are occupying Metrorail’s Central Line in Cape Town
There are about 4,000 households occupying the line between Nyanga and Philippi, according to the Housing Development Agency
By Sandiso Phaliso and GroundUp Staff
Feature | 20 October 2023
Cape Town law enforcement officer found not guilty of murder of homeless man
Court finds Luvolwethu Kati acted in self-defence
News | 18 October 2023