Reservoirs around Cape Town, in the grip of its worst drought for a century, have gone largely unreplenished for more than three years
"We can still avoid day zero if everyone remains within the limit of 50 litres per person per day"
‘At that point the tap dried up … ‘
"They are using the drought crisis as a cash cow," said the leader of the opposition in the council, Xolani Sotashe
"To claim that the SIU is not allowed to run the investigations they have been doing for years would mean that all other specialist units should stop"
The recommendation will now be taken to the DA’s provincial and federal leadership, which will have to make a decision on how to act on the matter.
Mayor Patricia de Lille announced on Tuesday that Day Zero had been brought forward by seven days to April 22.
Sporadic gun battles in gang hotspots around the Cape Flats area have increased and prompted authorities to call for an army intervention
Divisions within the City of Cape Town are becoming even more apparent after spatial development policies received resistance.
Only half of drought-stricken Cape Town is saving water, the City of Cape Town revealed as it appealed to residents to get on board
"I want to believe we’ve moved to greener grass. I know, we haven’t, and racists thrive among us daily".
After 10 years of silence, a 73-year-old Muslim woman shares how she became her husband’s prisoner.
Emulating some of the best elements of a save-water campaign, Cape Town now needs to show residents that the restrictions are fair.
Mayco Member says “bureaucratic error” was behind massive increase for Grand Parade vendors
Jailed in Malawi for her same-sex marriage, she’ll visit her country but never live there
The DA’s leader’s statement comes after Cape Town mayor and a member from her committee were placed on special leave after a fall out about the SIU.
Patricia de Lille and mayoral committee member JP Smith on "special leave" after a public spat has resulted in the two being investigated.
After dark, they would take to the streets of one of Cape Town’s most dangerous communities, often armed with only determination.
120 000 jobs will be created by 2030, but conservationists warn of harm from a history of SA’s noncompliance with environmental regulations.
Residents of Bromwell Street in Woodstock continue to be entangled in a legal tussle with the City of Cape Town over looming evictions to Wolwerivier
The Municipality argues that residents facing homelessness will have to travel some 30km for emergency housing.
Residents of Wolwerivier, home to many of Cape Town’s evicted and homeless people, say they are not being consulted on the city’s plans for the area
More tourists are choosing to holiday on the continent according to data.
Shifting perspectives as well as transposing characters and concepts, Nwabisa Plaatjie gives a new spin to an old play
Readers write in about the SACP, and cleaning Cape Town.
Naledi Yaziyo reflects on her childhood fascination with people born into exile, and the way her perceptions of shaped her worldview.
Power failure brings Cape Town trains to a halt across the city
The Knysna fires and storms in the Cape are indicators that the climate is changing. Solutions, which exist, must be implemented.
Some students have turned to online crowdfunding to raise funds for their studies.
Readers write in about the ANC, and water in Cape Town.
Applauding people publicly for their successful efforts to reduce water use can work alongside other methods of preserving water.
If they were unemployed and had no spending power, he reasoned, why did they want to be near schools and transport routes?