Huge housing project stopped by “masked thugs”
Beneficiaries of Covid Village relocation project in Cape Town marched to Mfuleni police station to demand SAPS take action
By Vincent Lali
News | 19 June 2024
Shelters in Cape Town are filling up as winter bites
The Haven’s shelters are already 85% full
Brief | 18 June 2024
In photos: one of the worst places to live in Cape Town
“Our parents lived in this poverty, we are living in this poverty, and now our children are living in this poverty”
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 14 June 2024
Philippi satellite police station to open after two-year wait
The community is desperate for more policing
Brief | 13 June 2024
Pesticides are polluting Western Cape rivers all year round
Studies of three river catchments have found an association between pesticide exposure and poorer brain function in children
News | 12 June 2024
Backyarders vs City of Cape Town in court
Judgment reserved in Belhar occupation case
By Matthew Hirsch and GroundUp Staff
Law | 10 June 2024
State completes investigation into three SAPS officers charged with torturing Cape Town barber
No response from SAPS on whether the three are still employed or on duty
Brief | 7 June 2024
In photos: Cape Town houses flooded
Over 40 informal settlements seriously affected by heavy rains
Photo Essay | 6 June 2024
First sitting of new Parliament will be at the Cape Town International Convention Centre
The new National Assembly will not be complete until February 2026
Brief | 6 June 2024