Hundreds march through Cape Town against planned N2 wall
Residents who live along the N2 in Cape Town marched in Sea Point on Thursday to oppose the City... Read more
25 Sep
You need to earn this much to live comfortably in Cape Town
Cape Town – Cape Town households are facing growing financial pressure, with a family of two adults and two... Read more
7 Sep
University official must pay back R18m after taking student housing bribes
The Labour Court has found that Andries Helani, an axed senior director of student affairs at the University of... Read more
25 Aug
Hawks foil alleged assassination plot against senior govt official probing corruption
Johannesburg – The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) has arrested two suspects, including a Department of Human Settlements... Read more
7 Jul
Johannesburg housing official in court over alleged sale of residents’ homes
Cynthia Ntshangase, a receptionist at the Pimville housing office, is facing charges of fraud and corruption. Photo: Seth Thorne.... Read more
14 Jun
SA inflation rises slightly to 3.1% in March, food prices ease
Cape Town – South Africa’s annual inflation rate increased slightly to 3.1% in March 2026, up from 3.0% in... Read more
22 Apr
How a company is making affordable housing possible
Shaun Reznick outside Maitland Ark’s affordable housing development, The Cube. Photo: Steve Kretzmann By Steve Kretzmann The west end... Read more
3 Mar
Cape Town needs rent control. Here are six ways we could do it
By Gabbi le Roux, Adam Narain and Jonty Cogger From 2023 to 2024, the average rent in the Western... Read more
18 Nov, 2025
Boom or bust? – Foreign millions fuel Cape Town’s price explosion
Cape Town – Property prices in Cape Town have risen sharply in recent years, fuelled partly by an influx... Read more
11 Nov, 2025
Flood victims still in limbo — only 25 families housed as thousands left homeless in Mthatha
Cape Town – Thousands of Mthatha residents remain without housing after a devastating June flood — declared a natural... Read more
28 Aug, 2025
