The City of Cape Town is being accused of negligence as it closes the Strandfontein safety camp without testing all the people who leave
Certain metros, where the vast majority of infections have occurred, will remain under level-four lockdown restrictions
Rent Strike South Africa says working-class families are struggling to keep up with paying rent during the lockdown. And, although there is a moratorium on evictions, it fears people will be put out on the street when the lockdown ends
The Woodstock Brewery, the Drifter Brewing Company and Stellenbosch Breweries are unable to make beer under lockdown regulations. So they’re making soup for food relief instead.
A Cape Town women’s group is using coded text messages to help victims of gender-based violence and abuse get out of harm’s way
With no tourists or boats coming in, Hout Bay’s famous wharf is unable to stay afloat
Convicted along with Nelson Mandela and eight others, the Rivonia Trialist spent his golden years active in the ANC although he called out its faults
Residents and police say criminals are behind attacks on Cape stores and delivery trucks
The rich have a security blanket. The poorest have extended government assistance. But for South Africa’s middle class, there is little in the way of financial support during the Covid-19 lockdown. Lester Kiewit spoke to one family who are choosing between food, electricity and bond repayments
“There’s still a lot of bad blood between the former mayor and the new mayor.”