In photos: Cape Town’s affordable housing sites

City has committed to turning 13 sites near the city centre into homes for low-income households

Text by Will Yoder. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Photo Essay | 14 September 2017

Judge urges Bromwell Street parties to mediate

“It is tragic that people would have to go to Wolwerivier [when] there could have been some place closer to Woodstock for them to stay”

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Law | 14 September 2017

IPID to investigate shooting of teenage boy

Case of attempted murder has been opened

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Brief | 14 September 2017

A history of violence: police action in Hout Bay

Fourteen-year-old boy has surgery to remove rubber bullet

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News | 13 September 2017

March to Parliament over Rohingya killings

Protesters want the South African government to put pressure on Myanmar

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Brief | 13 September 2017

Parliament in court over its high paid bouncers

New elite security team displaces long-serving parliamentary protection officers

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Parliament | 13 September 2017

Gordhan urges South Africans to be informed about Eskom

Simple booklet explaining Eskom Inquiry has been published

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News | 13 September 2017

In photos: Hangberg erupts over fishing rights

Rubber bullets, petrol bombs, flares and tear gas fill the air as protest escalates

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Photo Essay | 13 September 2017

Tracking down the teenager shot in the mouth by police

Rubber bullets broke his ribs and smashed his tongue

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News | 13 September 2017

Judge questions City’s plan to send Woodstock families to Wolwerivier

“If you get sent to Wolwerivier, what is the chance you will be able to get out?”

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News | 12 September 2017

Protesters call for suspension of CPUT classes

Deputy Vice-Chancellor urges students to be responsible during protests

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Brief | 12 September 2017

Police shoot child in mouth

Hout Bay residents protest against shrinking lobster quotas

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News | 12 September 2017

New home for disabled Gugulethu mother

Generous response to GroundUp’s report on Cynthia Ntunje’s plight

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Brief | 12 September 2017

Kensington community pickets for more police resources

Community Policing Forum says SAPS has committed to providing at least nine new officers

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Brief | 11 September 2017

CPUT students protest suspensions and outsourcing

Building petrol bombed in early morning

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Brief | 11 September 2017

From war in DRC to swimming the open ocean

Young refugee plans swim from Robben Island to raise money for charity

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News | 11 September 2017