Brief

Metrorail arson suspect referred to Valkenberg

Thobela Xoseni’s brother says his arrest came as a shock to the family

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Brief | 2 May 2019

Bhisho ratepayers rebel

On Monday protesters shut down the Eastern Cape capital

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Brief | 30 April 2019

Families fear graves have been robbed in Langa cemetery

“Back in the day we respected the cemetery and were scared to even point at graves”

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Brief | 30 April 2019

Speed bump protest brings Durban township to standstill

Protesters say old people and children have been killed crossing busy Sbu Magwanyane Drive

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Brief | 29 April 2019

More people now qualify for legal aid

Substantial changes made to means testing to account for inflation and the rising cost of living

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Brief | 29 April 2019

Dunoon sport centre comes alive after four-year legal dispute

City of Cape Town ordered to pay construction company R5.8 million and legal costs

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Brief | 26 April 2019

Manzana toilets finally finished

The project began in October 2018

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Brief | 26 April 2019

RDP house flooded every time it rains

“I was better off staying in the shacks”

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Brief | 26 April 2019

Buy or expropriate the land, Marikana shack dwellers tell City

“In a big and beautiful city like Cape Town I don’t expect this kind of life”

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Brief | 24 April 2019

Protest after informal settlement flooded in Durban

Councillor promises to act after residents call for disaster relief

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Brief | 24 April 2019

Train arson suspect sent for psychiatric assessment

Court case postponed until 2 May

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Brief | 24 April 2019

Athlone arts hub shuts its doors

Closure follows collapse of Catholic Welfare and Development

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Brief | 24 April 2019

Lottery recipient’s attempt to muzzle media fails - for now

Court refuses to hear urgent application from Lesley Ramulifho against GroundUp, The Citizen and Daily Dispatch

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Brief | 17 April 2019

Evicted family spend three weeks on R44 roadside

“They are unemployed and in desperate need of funding so they can buy food”

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Brief | 17 April 2019

Families left in shipping containers for 12 years

22 Langa families were moved out for a hostel upgrade in 2006

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Brief | 17 April 2019

Zimbabweans leave after xenophobic attacks in Vuwani

“I miss my fellow Zimbabweans. We used to stay as a family but we are now scattered in Limpopo”

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Brief | 17 April 2019