Murder victim’s friend storms out of Khayelitsha court as case is postponed yet again
Trial of man accused of killing Phelokazi Mqathanya postponed for sixth time since May
Brief | 22 July 2022
Backyarders finish houses abandoned by contractor
But the City of Cape Town says the contractor will be back and the occupiers will be evicted
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Siphokazi Mnyobe
News | 21 July 2022
Activist accused of fraud returns “stored” furniture
Social Justice Coalition is investigating other purchases by Xolani Klaas, including iPhones and a laptop
By James Stent
News | 21 July 2022
COSATU to strike over lack of action against crime
Union members will march in Cape Town in August to protest about government’s “lacklustre” approach to rising crime
Brief | 20 July 2022
Young people stage fundraiser for immigrants
South African artists performed at the Parow Civic Centre to raise money for impoverished young refugees
Brief | 20 July 2022
High Court rebukes City of Cape Town for Covid evictions
City wrongly applied the remedy of “counter spoliation” to demolish shacks, judges rule
Law | 19 July 2022
We won’t move, say Driftsands families living on floodplain
About 50 shacks have been moved to a safer site
News | 19 July 2022
Police commissioner and MEC witness mob justice assault in Khayelitsha
The state officials were visiting the scene of a deadly shooting when they came across a man being beaten by residents
Brief | 18 July 2022
Cape Town township grannies get tech-savvy
Tablets handed over to gogos in Eerste River on Friday as part of the goGOGOgo project.
Brief | 18 July 2022