I had to quit my job and move from my home in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape — a town best known for its Volkswagen manufacturing plant. I didn’t want to work in a factory my whole life. So I studied tourism and came to Cape Town to work in the hotel industry. But I […]
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Newly appointed provincial commissioner Yolisa Matakata says she will urgently deal with the skewed distribution of policing resources in the province
The Hard Livings leader was fatally shot in apparent ambush outside his family home
Several attorneys and advocates told the Mail & Guardian that their fraternity is now “under siege”.
I had a family I loved and playmates but I soon discovered that difference means I didn’t belong
YoungstaCPT’s debut is an autobiographical album that explores coloured identity
Migrant leader accused of military-style
tactics to influence people and push authorities for a chance to leave South Africa
Religious leaders are helping to mediate an impasse between asylum seekers, the United Nations, and Home Affairs
We seem not to consider this behaviour particularly remarkable. Indeed, we take it for granted
The policy would not solve all of the city’s housing problems, but would help to address current inequalities
Gender-based violence and xenophobia need to be addressed through approaches that take account of people’s emotions and trauma
On Wednesday, police approached the Waldorf Arcade building to evict hundreds of refugees, but the manner in which they did is now being questioned
The department of water and sanitation has plans in place to ensure adequate water supply until 2040 and beyond
Nokuthula Sigaba proves pizza isn’t the preserve of white people. And Sweet ’n Lovely, the township’s first pizzeria, has many hungry fans
Johannesburg uses 530-million more litres of water than it is allowed to – every single day
Smith said the motion against him doesn’t have anything to do with issues playing out in the party’s leadership, but over disagreements in the Cape DA
A well-tailored punt gets a pleb out of Brixton in Johannesburg and shows him the sights, smells and tastes of the various larney silos in Cape Town
As President Muhammadu Buhari visits South Africa this week, two Nigerians with dual residence talk about what makes them want to stay in the country
The word “hesitate”, which recurs in the titles of both exhibitions of William Kentridge’s art at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art (Zeitz Mocaa) — Why Should I Hesitate: Putting Drawings to Work — and the Norval Foundation — Why Should I Hesitate: Sculpture — implies that they are defined by anxiety and a degree of tentativeness. […]
It is time we start talking about how we can reinvent Afrikaans through the formation of AfriKaaps
How else can we view the breathless coverage that has shadowed the royals since they arrived in Cape Town?
The president has directed the police minister to deploy another 1 000 troops in the Western Cape in the second wave of ‘Operation Lockdown’
It’s easier to find African restaurants in New York City than it is in Cape Town
It’s been 30 years since I found my voice – now ‘nasty’ women around the world are fighting back
We must create cultures and norms
in all spheres of society that condemn gendered attacks
And where economic reforms are concerned, a slayer in shining armour would be welcome
Is the township safer five years after a commission of inquiry into policing issued recommendations on how to make it better?
Rate-payer interest groups say certain provisions on protecting the coastal environment are welcomed. But they also describe other proposals
Given the framework within which removals under the Group Areas Act took place in Cape Town, a social disaster was inevitable
Witnessing violence or even being bullied at school can traumatise youngsters in ways we don’t always see at first