Western Cape | GroundUp

CPUT agrees to increase payment to private residence after students locked out

This is despite the owner of 210 Long Street not meeting all NSFAS requirements of a fully accredited accommodation.

By Qaqamba Falithenjwa

News | 18 September 2023

Social housing in Woodstock: City wins heritage hearing

Woodstock residents intend to appeal, saying they support social housing but some green space needed

By Matthew Hirsch

News | 15 September 2023

Officer testifies why he shot homeless man

“I believed they were going to injure me, take my gun and shoot me”

By Marecia Damons

News | 14 September 2023

Hundreds queue in Cape Town city centre in hope of a job

Mostly young people stand in line for hours

By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Ella Morrison

Brief | 14 September 2023

Activists protest as huge oil and gas conference gets underway in Cape Town

“Gas and oil and nuclear don’t need to be in our energy mix”

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 13 September 2023

Langa used to be a “place of ubuntu” says 82-year-old resident

Langa centenary: former beauty queen Nomsa Banjatwa remembers a township abuzz with social events

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 13 September 2023

“I was fearing for my life” officer tells court during homeless murder trial

Her colleague is on trial after Dumisani Joxo was shot and killed in 2022

By Marecia Damons

News | 12 September 2023

51 people homeless after fire in Dunoon

“My whole life was in that shack”

By Peter Luhanga

Brief | 12 September 2023

Cape Town’s long history of struggling for enough water

Science for the People seminar tells the story of the city’s water supply since 1650

By Daniel Steyn

News | 12 September 2023

Farmer seeks ‘pardon’ for illegally enlarging dam

The application raises concerns over water use in the Western Cape

By John Yeld

News | 12 September 2023

Langa residents up in arms over indoor sports centre closure

“We are too unfit to compete against other clubs” says Langa rugby player

By Marecia Damons

News | 11 September 2023

Woman “wrongly” sentenced to 16 years for drug dealing must be immediately released

Beaufort West magistrate committed a litany of errors in sentencing says High Court

By Tania Broughton

Law | 11 September 2023

Farm workers march against pesticides

They call on European company to stop exporting EU-banned pesticides to South Africa

By Liezl Human

News | 9 September 2023

Cape Town proceeds with rail dispute despite President’s assurances

Cyril Ramaphosa has told Parliament rail devolution is on track. The City of Cape Town disagrees.

By Matthew Hirsch

News | 8 September 2023

Mayor’s response to electricity rates protest fails to satisfy Swellendam residents

Swellendam mayor met residents on Tuesday, but issues remain unresolved

By Matthew Hirsch

News | 8 September 2023

Parliament grills NSFAS over student funding failures

The scheme has had more than 170,000 appeals from students about allowance payments

By Marecia Damons

News | 7 September 2023

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