Policing forums demand state of emergency in “gang-infested” areas
Bheki Cele announced on Thursday night that the SANDF would be deployed to several townships on the Cape Flats to assist with policing measures to curb crime
Brief | 12 July 2019
Township youths build exquisite sculpture
It doesn’t make all the violence stop but it reminds people that there is beauty in the world, says volunteer
Photo Essay | 12 July 2019
Parents lock principal up in primary school
“We want each classroom to have 30 kids like in white schools” says community leader
By Vincent Lali
News | 11 July 2019
Cape Town’s children seem to be getting healthier
Cases of diarrhoea and malnutrition have dropped
By Elsabé Brits
News | 11 July 2019
Philippi mother: “I could hear the gunshots from church”
Bheki Cele visited the home where six women were shot dead last Friday night. Five men were also gunned down in two separate incidents on the same weekend in the area.
News | 11 July 2019
GROUNDVIEW: Cape Town property deal needs independent investigation
Growthpoint’s explanation for Foreshore property sale is unconvincing, but the City has the hardest questions to answer
GroundView | 11 July 2019
South African researchers develop quicker way to detect drug resistance
Local man develops resistance to new TB medicine despite good adherence
By Elsabé Brits
Science | 10 July 2019
“They don’t want the world to know we exist” says Olympic Park resident
Residents of an informal settlement opposite Maitland Cemetery believe the City has neglected them
News | 10 July 2019
Home Affairs misses deadline for Cape Town refugee office, says LRC
“The non-responsiveness by Home Affairs left no room for us to engage with them”
News | 9 July 2019