Langa learners escape the heat in their “pocket forest”
Siyabulela Primary School learners can escape their sweltering classrooms
Brief | 11 March 2026
Volunteers turn derelict historic building into a thriving community centre
A 19th-century Cape Dutch homestead in Cape Town has been revived through a partnership between SAHRA and volunteers
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 11 March 2026
Taxi drivers march to Nyanga SAPS to demand better policing
They gave Nyanga police seven days to respond to their demands
Brief | 9 March 2026
Adderley Street flower sellers oppose planned rules and tariffs
The City of Cape Town says it wants to upgrade the market and consultations are ongoing
Brief | 7 March 2026
Nine taxis torched in Nyanga
Driver and commuters concerned about resurgence of violent taxi feud
Brief | 6 March 2026
Central Karoo lags behind Western Cape’s progress
Teenage pregnancy, low birth weights, and high neonatal mortality plague the areas around Beaufort West and Laingsburg
News | 6 March 2026
Minister increases quotas for small-scale fishers
More licenses for linefish vessels and the crayfish season extended
By Liezl Human
Brief | 5 March 2026
Observatory land occupiers wait to hear their fate
The City of Cape Town has offered to move families living on Main Road to a site in Gugulethu
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Dave Fisher.
News | 5 March 2026
Volunteers raise alarm over animal abuse in Clanwilliam
The Clanwilliam Animal Welfare Society say they are “overburdened” and are without support from the Cederberg municipality
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 4 March 2026