South Africa|Western Cape

Hundreds walk to celebrate recovery from addiction

Only about 1 in 20 South Africans with drug or alcohol problems access treatment

Salt River heritage festival: knowing the past to shape a better world

On Saturday new giant murals were unveiled in the historic suburb

Children frolic in flood water as only pool in Brown’s Farm remains closed

The pool in Philippi has been closed since August when it was vandalised during the taxi protests

Cape flood: homes buried in mud

Sir Lowry’s Pass flood victims face uncertain future

Police silent on crime reporting system problems

“This is just a classic case of laziness from the police. There is always a solution.”

Cape Town backyard dwellers doorstop housing officials at Civic Centre

“People die waiting for a house,” says backyarder from Hanover Park

“I saw my shoes float on water and heard my cat meow”

Western Cape mops up after devastating floods

Commuters struggle with transport costs as Metrorail central line remains closed

Some workers are spending half their wage to commute because trains aren’t running

In photos: Cape Town children celebrate Heritage Day with traditional games

Indigenous games like morabaraba “remind children who they are”, says coach

The Western Cape storm in pictures

Hundreds flee flooded homes as storms batter Western Cape

Man dies, apparently from electrocution

Activists claim thousands of parcels of public land under-used in Cape Town

Ndifuna Ukwazi launches online interactive map to put pressure on government to address land issues

Protesters end three-day fast outside Parliament

Activists are demanding Parliament take action against Sfiso Buthelezi over allegations of corruption when he was chairperson of PRASA

New measures to prevent Lotto looting

The National Lotteries Commission briefed Parliament on the steps it is taking to clean up the organisation

Court grants interdict against Swellendam protests

This follows chaos and violence during protests in the town in recent weeks

Dunoon residents protest over long queues and poor service at local clinic

Western Cape health department says a mobile clinic for medical collections, disease screenings and family planning is in the pipeline