Farm workers marched to Parliament on Thursday, calling for land redistribution.

Give us each a hectare of land, say women farm workers

About 150 farm workers marched to Parliament on Thursday demanding a meeting with the Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development. They said...
The owner of the Harper’s Creek motocross track on the edge of the Harkerville Forest has been told to stop clearing indigenous vegetation. Photo from Facebook (fair use)

Green Scorpions target controversial Garden Route motocross track

The Green Scorpions have taken action against Brent Harper, owner-manager of the controversial Harper’s Creek motocross track between Knysna and Plettenberg Bay. He...
SAPS and law enforcement have shut down the Somerset West taxi rank to prevent further violence. Photo: Sandiso Phaliso

Commuters stranded in Somerset West amid deadly taxi violence

The Somerset West taxi rank has been closed for two days by police amid a surge in taxi-related violence across the Cape Town metro....
Residents of Bloekombos and Wallacedene marched to Kraaifontein on Wednesday to hand over a list of complaints to the police, health authorities and the City of Cape Town. Photo: Vincent Lali

Kraaifontein residents protest about living conditions

About 200 protesters marched through the sewage-soaked streets of Bloekombos and Wallacedene in Cape Town on Wednesday, with lists of complaints, including a demand...
Western Cape Government Shuts Down Somerset West Taxi Rank Amid Ongoing Violence

Western Cape Government Shuts Down Somerset West Taxi Rank Amid Ongoing...

The Western Cape Provincial Government has temporarily closed the Somerset West taxi rank in a drastic move to curb the deadly violence plaguing the...
Malema Found Guilty of Hate Speech by Western Cape Equality Court

Malema Found Guilty of Hate Speech by Western Cape Equality Court

In a significant legal ruling, the Western Cape Equality Court has found Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema guilty of hate speech for...
KwaZulu-Natal Leads National Audit to Root Out ‘Ghost Teachers’ as Education Budgets Slashed

KwaZulu-Natal Leads National Audit to Root Out ‘Ghost Teachers’ as Education...

In a drastic move to curb financial leakages, Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has announced that KwaZulu-Natal has become the first province to initiate...
Two Killed in Macassar Heights Taxi Violence, Bystanders Injured in Latest Attack

Two Killed in Macassar Heights Taxi Violence, Bystanders Injured in Latest...

A wave of taxi-related violence has gripped parts of Cape Town, culminating in a deadly shooting at the Macassar Heights taxi pickup point on...
Cape Town Mayor Demands Emergency Police Support Amid Gang Violence, Vows Legal Fight for Investigative Powers

Cape Town Mayor Demands Emergency Police Support Amid Gang Violence, Vows...

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has issued an urgent plea to National Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia for emergency support to the South African...
Triple Homicide in Cape Town as Taxi Violence Erupts in Philippi East and Khayelitsha

Triple Homicide in Cape Town as Taxi Violence Erupts in Philippi...

The Provincial Detectives' Serious and Violent Crimes Taxi Unit has launched an investigation into two separate, brazen shooting incidents that left three people dead...
Shock and Grief in Bloekombos After Infants Found Discarded, As Abandonment Cases Spike

Shock and Grief in Bloekombos After Infants Found Discarded, As Abandonment...

The community of Bloekombos in Kraaifontein is grappling with horror and anguish following the discovery of two deceased infants discarded in the area, incidents...
Hundreds of people protested outside the Cape Town Civic Centre on Monday. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsala

Disability organisations protest against Dial-a-Ride cuts

Disability organisations held a picket outside the Cape Town Civic Centre on Monday against the City of Cape Town’s planned cuts to the Dial-a-Ride...