South Africa|Western Cape

Hundreds of city centre security guards suspended in Cape Town

The workers want the Cape Town Central City Improvement District to intervene after accusing Phangela Group of demoting security guards and racism

Video: Africa’s first LGBTQ+ shelter needs help to gear up for winter

The Pride Shelter in Cape Town houses 20 people, who can stay for up to three months

Mfuleni families left to use the canal as a toilet

Chemical toilets fill up, flush toilets are blocked

Over a thousand people lose their homes in devastating shack fire

Mayco Member alleges that firefighting effort was hampered by people cutting fire hoses

In photos: Huge fire destroys Langa homes

Free Gender says Khayelitsha police are mishandling murder case of lesbian woman

Access to justice for black lesbians and people in Khayelitsha is “elusive”

People wait in the cold and rain for hours outside Home Affairs in Mitchells Plain

“Most of us have been standing here since 3am” says 60-year-old man

Five years later, Zwelihle police brutality probe is still incomplete

Independent Police Investigative Directorate says it’s busy investigating

Punch above the rest: Knysna matriculant fights to become professional boxer

Anathi Mbalo hopes to raise funds with her local boxing club to participate in local competitions

Hanover Park soup kitchen fighting for survival

“People are hungry and most of them are unemployed” says feeding scheme director

Diep River floodplain families will fight eviction

The City of Cape Town has started an eviction process now that the moratorium has lifted with the end of the State of Disaster

Protesters say poor people excluded from housing indaba

Demonstrations outside and inside convention centre at Cape Town launch of land release programme

Wage strike at Taylor Blinds factory

“I feed your families, but I can’t feed mine”

Commercial fishing: Hout Bay fishers say they’ve been left out

Applicants have until 29 April to file appeals

Volunteers tackle Langa’s illegal dumps

”We need to take care of our environment”

Slap on the wrist for police commander who ignored torture allegations

SAPS failing to enforce discipline in its ranks