Church band instruments worth R100,000 stolen and sold for scrap
Cape Town youth brass band pleads for help
News | 28 July 2026
Two years and counting: police torture case postponed again
Three officers are charged with torturing Juma Igiraneza in November 2023
Brief | 27 July 2026
Four years ago their son was brought home dead in a police van. They want answers.
George and Sally van Rooyen say the justice system has failed them
News | 25 July 2026
Court to rule on fate of families occupying Cape Town buildings
Over 150 people face eviction from three abandoned buildings in Hope Street
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 25 July 2026
Botrivier farm owner accused of “constructive eviction” tactics
The owner of Barton Vineyards and Villas says he removed a farmhouse roof over asbestos concerns but weeks later occupants remain roofless
By Rasaad Adams
News | 24 July 2026
New battle looms over future of Tokai and Cecilia pine plantations
SANParks ordered by forestry department to clear all remaining pines
By John Yeld
News | 24 July 2026
Minister promises shorter SASSA queues and R1.5-billion in savings
More workers, extended office operating hours, and 350,000 beneficiaries targeted for review
Brief | 21 July 2026
Has the army deployment in Cape Town made communities safer?
Parliament gears up for inquiry into gang violence next month
Feature | 21 July 2026
Mitchells Plain families desperate for housing left in limbo
City of Cape Town blames Beacon Valley construction delays on extortion and crime
News | 21 July 2026