Covid-19: “People thought it was a normal holiday” says Boland community activist
Daily challenges, such as access to water, just got bigger in rural Western Cape
News | 31 March 2020
Covid-19: Police arrest shopkeeper for trading without a permit
Shop was selling food and is exempt under disaster regulations
Brief | 31 March 2020
Covid-19: Homeless people in Muizenberg are afraid and anxious
“No one has talked to us about the virus. We don’t know what it can do to us. All we know is that you must wash your hands.”
Brief | 27 March 2020
In photos: Day one of lockdown
Soldiers and police patrol streets asking residents to stay at home
By Ashraf Hendricks and Lucas Nowicki
Photo Essay | 27 March 2020
Covid-19: Some sex workers move online as SA heads into lockdown
SWEAT and Sonke call for fast-tracking of law reform and decriminalisation of sex work
Brief | 27 March 2020
Illegal dumping site stinks in Mfuleni
Residents want wheelie bins, bin bags and regular garbage collection
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 27 March 2020
Academics raise alarm over by-law restricting water testing
The City says research in its nature reserves is allowed but only with permission
News | 26 March 2020
Informal settlement residents demand water ahead of lockdown
“Everybody says that the most vulnerable will be protected but what has the government done to make sure the most vulnerable have access to water?”
News | 26 March 2020
Housing backlog exceeds half a million in Western Cape
City and Province’s housing demand drive adds 10,000 more to the database
Feature | 26 March 2020