Philippi library closed indefinitely
The Brown’s Farm library was closed after it was vandalised and looted in August 2023 during a taxi strike
Brief | 11 August 2025
Crèches battle complicated registration process
More than half of Cape Town’s Early Childhood Development centres are unregistered
Brief | 11 August 2025
Protest outside US Consulate in Cape Town as Israel moves to take over Gaza City
Activists call for America to stop supporting Israel’s war in Gaza
Brief | 8 August 2025
Former rail line occupiers demand electricity
Protesters blocked the R300 in Cape Town on Thursday
Brief | 8 August 2025
Cape Union Mart and pro-Palestine activists gear up for court battle
Company owner Philip Krawitz denies funding Israel’s army
By Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn
News | 8 August 2025
Sick of waiting, Khayelitsha informal settlements demand electrification
Community activists want the City and Eskom to form a comprehensive team to electrify almost a dozen settlements
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 7 August 2025
Holocaust centre urged to recognise genocide in Gaza
Centre director alarmed by humanitarian situation, but says “the designation of genocide is a legal matter”
Brief | 31 July 2025
Blue Downs residents clash with police
Two men have been arrested for public violence
Brief | 29 July 2025
Lifeline for penguins opens in Cape Town
A new seabird nursery at SANCCOB will incubate eggs and rear orphaned and abandoned chicks
Brief | 28 July 2025