Cape Town commuters stranded again as cable theft brings trains to a halt
Metrorail must prioritise security, say commuters
Brief | 7 February 2024
New Makhaza police station can’t open because there’s no water or electricity
The station was completed at the end of December after a 10-year wait
News | 7 February 2024
Rubbish piles up in growing Mfuleni settlements
More families moved onto land during Covid
By Vincent Lali
News | 6 February 2024
Fishing companies take Creecy to court over quotas
Fishing Rights Allocation Process was “rushed and haphazardly allocated” says lawyer for fishers
By Liezl Human
News | 5 February 2024
Steel mill in Cape Town ordered to comply with air quality regulations
Kamal-CISCO told to cease operations and meet conditions of emissions licence
By Tred Magill
News | 5 February 2024
Court battle looms over Observatory pavement occupation
The City wants to move the occupiers to Delft South but they say that’s too far away
News | 2 February 2024
Battle in Khayelitsha over occupied land
The Khayelitsha Community Trust plans to build a private hospital displacing informal settlement formed during Covid
By Vincent Lali
News | 2 February 2024
Worker who earns R3,500 per month spends R1,200 on transport
Metrorail’s return to service remains extremely limited
Brief | 1 February 2024
Nine years later, here is how Wolwerivier is doing
Residents of the City’s emergency housing development face unemployment, extreme heat, and overcrowding. But “we have achieved a lot” says a community member
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 1 February 2024