Fresh firefighting teams are expected to take over from the crews that battled the blaze throughout Monday evening
Authorities confirmed the fire had been largely contained by early Monday afternoon, although reports suggest the fire had jumped the road near Tafelberg Drive
This separate fire was not an extension of the Rhodes Memorial fire, according to authorities
The Rhodes Memorial Fire is still not under control as strong winds
fuel the blazes, which have spread to the residential area of Vredehoek
Public infrastructure was allegedly damaged by the activist group in 2019 and by the Economic Freedom Fighters in 2020
The DA’s factional battles will take centre stage when the party selects a new mayoral candidate for the city of Cape Town
The Bellville regional court in Cape Town has denied bail for murder-accused Zane Kilian, as he failed to prove he is an honest person
A fire at parliament’s old assembly building was put out in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The extent of the damage is yet to be determined
The hopes and dreams of many entrepreneurs have been dashed. We track some of the owners of SMMEs, who talk of losing everything they worked for
A Durban teenager will represent South Africa, when the code makes its debut at the Games in July
Being selected as the Inaugural Obama Leader in Africa in 2018 and now ranked among the 100 Most Influential Young Africans, Melene Rossouw talks to Nicolene de Wee about how she went from growing up in a poor neighbourhood to become a lawyer, activist and the cofounder of the Women Lead Movement. But she’s not all about work — she loves jazz, R&B and hip-hop
A tech solution to fires in informal settlements comes with insurance that pays out the victims of these blazes
Lockdown forced reluctant South African clothing retail stores online: although foot traffic in brick-and-mortar stores remains important in a mall culture like ours, the secret to success is innovation
Mia Arderne’s debut novel is, partly, a homage to place. Flashes of Cape Town’s northern suburbs pop up, offering hazy solace to the characters. Phumlani Pikoli went along for the ride.
Four friends who spent their spare time diving saw the bigger picture and started an organisation to defend the blue
Recouping public good in the form of affordable housing from private developments is a powerful tool with which to tackle equitable access to land and the right to a home
The coronavirus pandemic dealt the District Six Museum a heavy blow, forcing it to close its doors. But the fighting spirit of its patrons has opened them again.
Industry experts say movie theatres will survive the effects of the lockdown only if more of them start providing an experience viewers can’t replicate at home
Lesiba Mabitsela’s multidisciplinary project interrogates the influence of modernity through examining the intersections between fashion and architecture
Extending the life of an aging nuclear plant, which generates only a small portion of South Africa’s electricity, in an earthquake fault zone is not worth the risk
The life of Diego Armando Maradona, who died this week, will always remind us that the smell of shit is as important as the perfume of flowers, writes Niren Tolsi
But it can’t solve the climate crisis, say a team of scientists
Cape Town’s oldest Black rugby club personifies the problems Black rugby faces, including attempts to have its history erased, being affected by apartheid and struggling financially for good resources
COMMENT: Excessive force and lack of accountability characterise South Africa’s police force
Mia Arderne’s Mermaid Fillet was a lifetime in the making. The author’s vulnerability gives the book superpowers
Fort Hare says 26 more students have tested positive while Walter Sisulu University says some of its students have been admitted to hospital.
Last week’s tremor has anti-nuclear campaigners questioning the safety of Koeberg, although the nuclear facility said the plant is designed to sustain a magnitude-seven earthquake
Suzuki’s budget offering doesn’t do much much wrong but is not particularly memorable either
An activist art collective is refusing to leave a luxury holiday home, claiming their protest is to highlight landlessness and growing inequality in Cape Town
After three decades’ use, South Africa’s only nuclear power plant could see its lifespan extended by 20 years — despite objections
This extract from Mia Arderne’s debut work of fiction, ‘Mermaid Fillet: A Noir Crime Novel’ introduces readers to Uncle ‘M16-in-your-bek’
The province has reported a drop in new infections, especially in densely populated areas such as Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Gugulethu, Nyanga and Manenberg.