Workers hit hard in level three lockdown
Both private and public sector workers continue to bear the brunt of the Covid-19 lockdown, despite eased restrictions and some industries opening.
Stories by: Yasser Booley
Khayelitsha’s first baby shop owner has big plans
Rather than travel to the city to buy baby clothes, Khayelitsha moms can now buy them locally from Zandile Tlhapi – and she has plans to expand into manufacturing.
No resolution in sight for Cape Town occupation
Occupiers who moved into a former old age home in Observatory have been forced to live on the pavement outside the abandoned building. Now they’re waiting for the city to relocate them.
Legal uncertainty for former Angolan refugees
Former Angolan refugees in South Africa are living in a catch-22 as the government remains silent on the renewal of residency permits or upgrading of their legal status to permanent residency.
The woman who ran
Caroline Peters survived being gang raped at the age of 15. Through running, she started to heal. But then she was ousted from the running club she founded in the area she was raped.
Soldiers accused of beating up Hanover Park resident
The army was brought in to help combat gang violence in the Cape Flats, but rather than bring calm it seems to have brought disappointment instead.