South Africans put themselves in Zimbabwean shoes

Blessing Lunga and his brothers run a cottage industry from their shack

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News | 30 June 2017

Woodstock residents facing eviction describe neglect by landlord

Brother of 52-year-old man who died in a fire in Albert Road two years ago says he is still traumatised by the event

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News | 29 June 2017

Eviction of homeless Loop Street immigrants was without court order

CCID and City says it has the authority; lawyers disagree

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News | 29 June 2017

Homeless people evicted from disused property in Cape Town city centre

Evictees claim they improved the place while their neighbours describe it as a “den of prostitution, crime, and drugs”

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News | 28 June 2017

Newly repaired community hall torched

City officials to meet with Joe Slovo Park leaders in a bid to end protests that started after shack demolitions

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News | 27 June 2017

Khayelitsha residents build “speed bumps” after man killed by speeding taxi

In protest they also blocked a main road with a shipping container

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Brief | 27 June 2017

Meet Einstein Sibanda and his free-range chicken farm

“I have had a passion for farming since secondary school”

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News | 27 June 2017

Joe Slovo Park residents torch MyCiTi bus after shacks demolished

Land occupation followed removal of school classrooms

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News | 26 June 2017

Khayelitsha cyclist’s dreams coming true

At age 26, Bonga Nqobane has been appointed by Cycling South Africa to connect clubs across the country

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Solutions | 26 June 2017

Muslims gather for traditional “maan kyking” event

Eid ul-fitr will be celebrated on Monday

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Photo Essay | 25 June 2017

UWC activists agree on demands but not methods

Exam disruption sets off student backlash

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News | 23 June 2017

We asked Metrorail what it is doing to improve service

The answers leave little room for optimism

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News | 23 June 2017

Formal homeowners fight informal settlement neighbours over electricity

“We know we break the law by making illegal connections but we have no choice”

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News | 22 June 2017

Masiphumelele residents question City’s compliance with court interdict

“They asked me if it was my house. I went inside but they knocked it down anyway.”

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News | 21 June 2017

“Stop looting our shops” demand immigrants

Asylum seekers take their grievances to Parliament

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Brief | 20 June 2017