South Africa|Western Cape

Photo of students protesting

Teacher caught on video beating student

Same teacher accused of sexual harassment

By

News | 29 August 2017

Photo of meeting

“We should be able to stay in cities where we work”

Activists from across the country meet to take housing struggle forward

By

News | 29 August 2017

Photo of learners in a meeting

Learners accuse teacher of sexual assault

Education department probe finds teacher not guilty but learners want him fired

By

News | 28 August 2017

Photo of burned room

CPUT students protest over accommodation

Exams cancelled after students enter hall

By

Brief | 28 August 2017

Photo of woman with baby

Swapping “rubbish” for food in Dunoon

Recycle Swop Shop offers unemployed residents an option

By

News | 28 August 2017

Photo of police car

Police lack plan for stopping gangs

Second SAPS appearance before Parliament in two weeks not much more successful than first

By

Parliament | 28 August 2017

Photo of four people

Three years after the Khayelitsha Commission, has there been progress?

Western Cape Premier and SJC disagree on police track record

By

News | 25 August 2017

Photo of street

Backyarder programme doesn’t go far enough, say Bellville South residents

Residents complain of living conditions in spite of City of Cape Town upgrade

By

News | 25 August 2017

Artist's impression of skyscraper

Cape Town skyscraper to include “affordable” apartments - at R800,000 each

Buyers would have to earn at least R25,000 a month

By

News | 25 August 2017

Photo of train

No quick fix for Cape Town’s trains, commuters told

Western Cape operating at 60% of capacity

By

News | 24 August 2017

Photo of Margaret Arendse

Lavender Hill women share stories of abuse

“Go back and work on your marriage” magistrate told woman

By

News | 24 August 2017

Photo of canal

Province orders City of Cape Town to clean up Masiphumelele

City has failed to address “appalling” sanitary conditions, says province

By

News | 23 August 2017

Photo of Gcinikhaya Mfamelan

City boots SASSA out of Witsand

Social grant beneficiaries now have to walk 10km

By

Brief | 23 August 2017

Photo of Cassiem Johnson

Epileptic, asthmatic and on the streets

All Cassiem Johnson wants is a house

By

Feature | 21 August 2017

Photo of ward councillor

Clashes in Khayelitsha following land occupation

“I have no source of income because I’m jobless but I have to pay R500 to my landlord monthly”

By , and

News | 21 August 2017

Photo of Helen Bowden Nurses Home

Activists suspect security company of attacking them

“Leave this building, you cannot stay here. This building doesn’t belong to you!”

By

News | 21 August 2017