An open letter to Premier Helen Zille
Dear Premier Zille
My name is Sheila Madikane. I am a domestic worker, a housing activist, and one of the leaders of Reclaim the City....
Cape Town’s bursting trains
According to the TomTom traffic index Cape Town is the most congested city in the country and 48th in the world, ahead of cities...
What happens when the dams run dry?
This is part four of a GroundUp special series on Cape Town’s water crisis.
With dam levels at just 21% of total capacity, Cape Town has...
Students arrested in Cape Town for robbery
Performing their duties in line with our vision to create a safe and secure environment for the community, members of Cape Town Central conducted...
Massive land occupation in Khayelitsha
A massive land occupation is underway in Town Two, Khayelitsha, near the Magistrates’ Court with hundreds of sites demarcated on the land. If the occupiers...
Suspect arrested in Philippi East with abalone worth R7.8 million
The police #Back2Basics partnership with local communities to assist them to curb crime paid off last night when a 42 year old man from...
The moral dilemmas of embedded journalism
On Monday, journalists were invited to ride along on a crime operation with the Cape Town Metro Police Department and the Gang and Drug Task...
What needs to be done about Cape Town’s water crisis
This is part four of a GroundUp special series on Cape Town’s water crisis.
What’s being done
Restrictions
The City of Cape Town began implementing Level 2 water...
Here’s where to find data on Cape Town’s water crisis
This is part three of a GroundUp special series on Cape Town’s water crisis.
The City of Cape Town does a good job of providing...
What’s causing Cape Town’s water crisis?
There are several likely causes of Cape Town’s water shortage. GroundUp spoke to Kevin Winter, a lecturer in Environmental and Geographical Sciences at the...
Interventions underway to mitigate Western Cape drought crisis
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has stressed the need to urgently maintain infrastructure, repair leaks rapidly and to operate water systems more efficiently...
Two alleged suspects killed in Bellville crash with truck
Two alleged suspects were killed this morning when a truck collided with their vehicle on Modderdam Road near Sax Circle in Bellville South, Cape...
