Sex work activists demand answers from Human Rights Commission
They claim that a complaint lodged in August about sex worker Robyn Montsumi who died in police custody has gone unanswered
Brief | 11 December 2020
Rape Crisis picket at Khayelitsha court
Protesters demand proper facilities for sexual offences court
News | 10 December 2020
Residents of Cape Town informal settlements share their challenges
The City has said that most parcels of occupied land are not suitable for housing or permanent bulk services
By Vincent Lali
News | 10 December 2020
Call for Swartland municipality to investigate utility accounts
Our bills are the highest in the Western Cape, says Malmesbury resident
Brief | 10 December 2020
Child drowns in Philippi dam
Community leader says they have been pleading for years for the area to be fenced
News | 10 December 2020
Diamond divers warn of damage to seabed from West Coast mining dams
Sea is so dark with sediment “we can’t even dive with lights”
By John Yeld
News | 9 December 2020
High levels of E. coli in water from Milnerton waste plant, say activists
But City of Cape Town says the tests used by activists are not an accurate reflection
By Liezl Human
News | 8 December 2020
Covid-19 protocols are observed inside SASSA offices, but not in the snaking queues of people waiting outside
Social grant applicants spend the night huddled together outside in the hope of being helped
News | 8 December 2020
New domestic violence helpline gets more than 200 calls in four days
The helpline is serviced by experienced social workers who will give advice and help victims of gender-based violence
Brief | 7 December 2020