Cape Town’s illegal Hangberg demolition reversed
The City of Cape Town had to rebuild a Wendy House-style home that it twice illegally and unconstitutionally demolished. Ginola Phillips and his brother have a home once more.
Stories by: Barry Christianson
‘We were quiet, but they were violent’
In this second instalment in a series on police violence, New Frame investigates how police allegedly assaulted Petrus Miggels in Uitsig. He died at his home shortly after.
The unlikely story of Khayelitsha’s field hospital
Three people who found themselves marooned in Cape Town used their time and expertise to play key roles in setting up a 60-bed medical facility for Covid-19 patients in Khayelitsha.
How the Covid-19 team in Khayelitsha is coping
The Kess response team has been working tirelessly since mid-February to try keep the spread of the coronavirus in check, changing its strategy as the situation evolves.
Photo Essay | Capetonians come together to feed the hungry
During the government’s Covid-19 lockdown, four Western Cape communities have found ways to provide food for the hungry through collective volunteer action.
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.
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.