Steel mill in Cape Town ordered to comply with air quality regulations

Kamal-CISCO told to cease operations and meet conditions of emissions licence

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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

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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

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News | 2 February 2024

Worker who earns R3,500 per month spends R1,200 on transport

Metrorail’s return to service remains extremely limited

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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

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News | 1 February 2024

Garbage piling up in Cape Town townships as extortion gangs drive out City contractors

In some areas of Phillipi East rubbish has not been collected for nine months

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Brief | 31 January 2024

Officials raise alarm over hiring freeze at Western Cape’s largest hospitals

The freeze was recommended by National Treasury among other austerity measures

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News | 31 January 2024

Housing project for 500 Dunoon families put on hold

Western Cape government revising its plan and budget

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News | 31 January 2024

Dunoon left without ward councillor after sudden ANC recall

Councillor Messie Makuwa says she is ready to fight in court

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News | 30 January 2024

Laundry offers free showers to homeless people

LaundReCycle is energy and water self-sufficient. It has been running since 2021 at the Streetscapes Urban Farm.

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Brief | 30 January 2024

Shack dwellers build makeshift speed bumps on ‘deadly’ road

At least two people died and three shacks were destroyed in a taxi accident on Old Faure Road near Mfuleni on Friday

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News | 29 January 2024

Urgent court bid by Dipuo Peters to stop her suspension fails

The ANC MP was sanctioned by Parliament for state capture breaches while she was Minister of Transport

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Law | 29 January 2024

South African journalists hold vigil in solidarity with Palestinian journalists

Committee to Protect Journalists has recorded 83 deaths since 7 October but is investigating many other unconfirmed deaths of reporters

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Brief | 28 January 2024

Hundreds evicted from buildings in Cape Town city centre

Many of the evictees slept outside with their belongings, saying they have nowhere else to go

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News | 26 January 2024

Mowbray police assault: no names and no consequences

Victim has left work out of fear

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News | 26 January 2024

Sinkholes open under Khayelitsha shacks, flooding homes with sewage

The whole of Khayelitsha is affected by a blocked sewer line, says City of Cape Town

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News | 25 January 2024