Glynis Underhill

A girl is challenging the law that discriminates against unwed mothers and children born out of wedlock

Speaking at the DA Western Cape conference, Zille has said that "unlike the ANC Western Cape congress … there will be no foul play or vote rigging".

Correspondence shows that Sheryl Cwele clearly knew about the plans to bring drugs into South Africa, writes Glynnis Underhill.

Cape Town councillor Andile Lili says that South Africa’s poor have been failed by officials across the board.

The mother of drug mule Tessa Beetge hopes the court will uphold Sheryl Cwele’s conviction so her daughter might be freed from a Brazil jail sooner.

SABC CEO Solly Mokoetle is taking huge financial strain, saying he has run up legal bills of more than R500 000 in the six weeks since his suspension.

"We don’t expect any violence after 2010. We expect job creation," says one resident.

Despite government assurances, there is growing disquiet about a possible new flare-up of violence.

Cape Town mayor Dan Plato says the city is on "high alert" to prevent a flare-up of xenophobic violence after Somali shops were forced to close.