Groote Schuur anaesthesiologists prep for Covid-19
As the coronavirus spreads steadily in South Africa, a team of anaesthesiologists from Groote Schuur Hospital has been training and making personal sacrifices in readiness.
Stories by: Barry Christianson
Lockdown means ‘eviction’ for many back-yard dwellers
Residents of the Empolweni shack settlement are allowed to rebuild homes demolished by the City of Cape Town. But what led to some of them occupying the land in the first place?
Women’s cooperative brings hope to the West Coast
Weskusmandjie in Steenberg’s Cove, uses traditional knowledge and technological innovation to bring hope to a fishing village.
Steenberg’s Cove is stuck between land and sea
Residents of the century-old fishing village on the West Coast are fighting to survive as the fishing industry declines, work remains seasonal and property developers attempt to relocate them.
Light Reading | Building destruction
Boeta Salie Mosaval’s landlord sold his home in Lower Woodstock and the new owners began renovating while the family was still living there. Gentrification, like the Group Areas Act, forced them out.
In Pictures | Women protest against gender-based violence
Women’s voices reverberated in fury as protesters honoured those who have been raped and murdered in South Africa, and demanded that the government take better action against perpetrators.
Woodstock residents say police raid was xenophobic
A forcible police raid in the middle of the night while soldiers stood guard sparked terror in the hearts of those living at Cissie Gool House – and the police have failed to provide a feasible explanation.