South Africa|Western Cape

Vandals delay urgent Khayelitsha sewerage maintenance

New homes for families living above sewer pipes have been destroyed

In photos: Iconic minstrels entertain Cape Town

In photos: Thousands flock to Muizenberg beach to celebrate new year

How a cycling group is trying to make Cape Town’s roads safer

Ghost bikes, an initiative that started in the US, honours cyclists who have died

Housing activist group wants to bid for R87-million property

The City of Cape Town has announced that the old Woodstock hospital, which has been occupied by hundreds of people since 2017, will be sold

SA doctor in the firing line for stand on Palestine

Health Professions Council to decide by end of January on inquiry into Tlaleng Mofokeng

Thousands of families live on railway reserves without water, electricity or rubbish collection

People have occupied the railway line between Langa and Bonteheuwel train stations since 2019 and at old Philippi depot since 2020

How an arms company tried to block your right to know - and failed

Integrated Convoy Protection misled the court

Solution to Dunoon’s railway occupation foiled

People living on Transnet land were meant to be relocated in 2013. But the plan stalled when more people moved onto the railway tracks.