Shack fire leaves hundreds homeless in Khayelitsha
Strong winds, density of the shacks and the slow response of emergency services make the fires more damaging.
Cape Town
Bishop Lavis parents protest declining education standards
The quality of education in schools is taking a hammering from cuts to the education budget.
Khayelitsha school achieves 99.3% pass rate
Joe Slovo achieved its best improvements in the maths and science pass rates.
Cosatu and PSC call for boycott of US companies
Protests outside the US consulates in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and the embassy in Pretoria, on the International Day of Solidarity with Palestine.
Sea Harvest strike continues to second day
Last year the company made profit of R282-million.
Sea Harvest workers go on strike
As Sea Harvest’s on-shore employees work in hostile conditions, off-shore workers in May were lost at sea.
PSC calls for NPA to prosecute South Africans involved in Gaza genocide
South Africans recruited into the Israeli Defence Forces have long flouted legislation forbidding foreign military assistance.
Eskom comes under fire at Nersa public hearings
Western Cape communities slam the proposed 40% electricity increase.
Khayelitsha’s most common dread disease – diabetes
Community members urged to take control of their health on World Diabetes Day.
Extortion rackets and City delays keep residents in the dark for almost a year
Housing MMC says electrical contractor finished their contract and the next one will be appointed at the end of November.
Sex workers complain of police harassment and rape
The festive season is seen as boom time for sex work but also a period of heightened police brutality.
Fury after taxi operator dies in police custody
Codeta is calling for the national Minister of Police to intervene.
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