Heritage approval granted for social housing development at old Woodstock hospital
The City of Cape Town has welcomed heritage approval to proceed with its social housing plans, but the hospital is already occupied
News | 1 August 2023
Khayelitsha volunteers roll up sleeves to clean up uncollected rubbish
Residents say the contractor stopped cleaning over two months ago because of a dispute with the City
News | 1 August 2023
Workers struggle amidst post office failures
The appointment of business rescue practitioners for the South African Post Office has been ratified
News | 31 July 2023
Six family members, including three children, die in Khayelitsha shack fire
One person is still being treated in hospital for life-threatening burns
By Vincent Lali
News | 31 July 2023
This vaccine at birth can save thousands of lives
Hepatitis B is a silent killer and one of the leading causes of liver cancer
By Daniel Steyn
News | 31 July 2023
A month’s worth of garbage piles up on Dunoon streets
City waste removal contract ended on 30 June, with no waste collected since
News | 31 July 2023
Piketberg landowners block mining company’s access
New salvo fired in decades-old opencast tungsten mine proposal
By John Yeld
News | 28 July 2023
Ten years after GroundUp revealed her plight, a disabled woman and her autistic son are still living in a tiny shack with no electricity or sanitation
Musa Pani is now 17 and nothing has changed for the better
News | 27 July 2023
Western Cape government to decide on homeless shelter in District Six
Public submission process has closed
Brief | 26 July 2023