South Africa|Western Cape

Hundreds left outside in the cold and wet after Dunoon shack fire

On Tuesday afternoon, community leaders were still coordinating relief efforts for fire victims at Doornbach informal settlement in Cape Town

Race to find 48 trapped construction workers

21 people have been rescued from the site of the collapsed building in George

Building collapses in George - 3 dead and 51 missing

The long battle of 300 families for toilets and taps

The land they live on in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, has been earmarked for a hospital

In photos: First Thursday in Mitchells Plain

To help turn Mitchells Plain into a tourist spot, RLabs have created a number of experiences under the “Westridge Tourism Precinct Project”

President tells ministers to set up task team on use of public land for housing

The State Land Disposal Act allows the President to fast track the use of public land

President Ramaphosa calls for end to farm evictions

Thousands participate in Cape Town Workers’ Day rally

Children run a gauntlet of muggings and traffic on the way to school

Pedestrian bridges across major Cape Town freeway are favourite haunts for criminals

Equal Education takes education department to court over unplaced learners

EE says learners’ constitutional rights have been infringed

Philippi gangsters say they’ll only stop killing if government pays them

Two security guards escorting City workers were shot dead last week because protection is their business, say extortionists

Housing activists confront Western Cape Premier at coffee shop

Campaigners want government car parks developed for affordable inner city housing

Activists celebrate seven years since High Court ruling against SA nuclear deal

Vigil at Parliament also marked exactly 38 years since Chernobyl Disaster

Khayelitsha Music Academy hopes to change lives

Two township musicians have dedicated themselves to teaching children to play and read music

Solar lights mean shack dwellers can walk to the toilet at night

About 75 households in Khayelitsha were given solar street lights in a move to make the area safer

It took a year but Tafelsig’s streetlights are back on

1,000 residents needing help with service inquiries also went to a pop-up service hub hosted by the City

Hollywood star joins yoga classes for Lavender Hill learners

Lesley-Ann Brandt helped raise money for Levana Primary School