Homeless shelters under pressure as hundreds seek refuge from the cold
The Haven Night Shelter in Retreat will add 130 new beds in August as part of a Safe Space... Read more
14 Jul
Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scientists are worried about what the city is telling the public
Lesley Green, University of Cape Town; Cecilia Yejide Ojemaye, University of Cape Town; Jo Barnes, Stellenbosch University; Leslie Petrik,... Read more
14 Jul
Vehicles torched and stoned in protest over MyCiti jobs
Residents of Ramaphosa informal settlement blocked roads with burning tyres on Friday morning, demanding jobs on the MyCiti project.... Read more
12 Jul
‘Barbaric and uncalled for’ – Taxi driver banned after vicious knife attack
Cape Town – The Western Cape chairperson of Santaco, Mandla Hermanus, has apologised for a violent road rage incident... Read more
11 Jul
City of Cape Town to evict refugees living at two emergency housing sites
About 160 refugees are living in a large white tent on government land at Wingfield in Maitland. They have... Read more
8 Jul
PICS | Russian tourist survives wild Cape storm after getting lost on hike
Cape Town — An 18-year-old Russian tourist was rescued on Friday afternoon after enduring a cold and stormy night... Read more
7 Jul
Explainer: Affordable housing in Cape Town
Maitland Mews, a social housing development built on land previously owned by the City of Cape Town, was completed... Read more
7 Jul
Extortionists ‘hell-bent’ on derailing MyCiTi bus project, says City of Cape Town
Last week work stopped at the MyCiti construction site in Philippi due to death threats, according to the City... Read more
3 Jul
Fake workshop, spiked drink, e-hailing escape – alleged abductor in court
Cape Town – A 37-year-old woman from Tafelsig, Mitchell’s Plain, appeared briefly in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Thursday... Read more
3 Jul
Cape Town teen chess champ fights to reach global stage
Cape Town – At just 14 years old, Imkhitha Joya from Old Crossroads in Nyanga, Cape Town, is reshaping... Read more
2 Jul
