What was the City of Cape Town thinking when it decided to round up homeless people and put them in a camp?
Blanket measures such as lockdowns contribute to the needs and realities of people at the margins of society being overlooked
Smoking out social tobacco users as unique spreaders of the coronavirus sends out the wrong messages
The facility in Cape Town was about quarantining the most vulnerable — the homeless — rather than preventing Covid-19
Denis Goldberg was a forthcoming, funny, angry, brutally honest and impressive man who never stopped fighting for what he believed in
Why is the visual depiction of this country in centre-left international online news publications so unrecognisable?
Residents and police say criminals are behind attacks on Cape stores and delivery trucks
Heather Van Harte, who runs a small catering business, is changing her cooking habits during the lockdown, and has plans to start a food garden
Dani Kyengo O’Neill has just released her first solo single. It’s a mantra. An anthem. A daily devotion. A queer prayer. Listen to it
We have honoured President Cyril Ramaphosa’s request to put aside politicking and wish opposition parties would do the same
But City authorities vow to stop the erection of new shacks during the national lockdown
The City of Cape Town has said in a statement that it is working around the clock to keep vulnerable people safe
After Easter there was an uptick in domestic violence cases in the country. Shelters have lost income and social workers are having to field as many as 1000 calls a day from women who are now stuck at home with their abusive partners
The lockdown has seen fewer incidents of gang violence in some dangerous Cape Town areas, but the criminal underworld is still hard at work
A group of workers have been dismissed, but they insist they never embarked on industrial action in the first place
The City’s Covid-19 homeless site has been criticised for being inadequate to shelter the most vulnerable from the Coronavirus storm, while drug addicts say they’re being left to suffer due to inadequate medical attention
The disease has a unique trajectory in South Africa, thanks to the rapid move to declare a national disaster and institute a lockdown. But this has only bought time to prepare for the worst
A 71-year-old’s car is his home and that is where he says he will reluctantly ride out the pandemic
Feeding schemes inundated with requests to assist during Covid-19 lockdown
The outbreak and the response to it is showing us that many things are possible, including the provision of water to waterless municipalities
About 1 500 South Africans are stuck abroad, waiting to see if the government can help them to return home
Under a state of national disaster, some rights may be suspended. But it is critical to remember that the Constitution itself is not suspended
The singular vision behind the Anthony Harris Tennis Academy means giving South Africa’s young talent an equal opportunity to excel, irrespective of background or financial means
As the country prepares to go into lockdown, residents fear that they may be at a higher risk of contracting Covid-19
Cape Town’s Bo-Kaap community was effectively sealed off from visitors more than
a week before the president’s announcement
In addition to other measures, the province’s response the outbreak of the coronavirus will be to ‘sort out’ the public healthcare system
The City also said if the lease were renewed it would reconsider how much the Rondebosch Golf Club would have to pay each month.
Some refugee reception offices in South Africa have stopped accepting new asylum applications as the government enforces stricter measures to deal with the Covid-19 crisis
The Two Oceans ultramarathon is latest in a slew of high-profile gatherings to be cancelled due to the pandemic
With vulnerability being the work’s primary reference, the ceramic jewellery made and designed by Githan Coopoo is more than adornment
Plans include reintroducing Hanover Street and property rights for returning victims of removals
Jean-marc Johannes already holds two Guinness World records and is striving to be among the first skateboarders representing their countries at the Olympics in the sport’s debut at the 2020 Games