"I love storytelling. For me, the image, signifies that great element in my body of work, human interest."
The Outeniqua fire remains active in Waboomskraal, on the slopes of the Outeniqua Mountain above Witfontein Plantation, as well as in Karatara
A single image of the aftermath of the blaze cannot tell the whole story
Residents claim politicians flock to Khayelitsha in times of tragedy, but leave with empty promises
In 2012, Rowan du Preez was kidnapped and necklaced, dying later in hospital. Police said his last words implicated a local social justice activist
Buses were set alight in Khayelitsha in the early hours of Monday morning, and thousands of commuters were left stranded
South Africa is a water-scarce country where inequity and a lack of fairness and justice pervades water distribution
Rival bosses in Cape Town make up after a bloody feud that claimed the lives of 13 people and wounded commuters
In recent months, running battles have erupted between law enforcement and land occupiers in Khayelitsha who claim they have been illegally evicted.
Cyril Ramaphosa has ushered in a new dawn but poverty and inequality trip up our hopes
The Makukhanye Art Room provides a space that challenges an often elitist theatre world
In just five years 700 Somalis have been killed in South Africa, with few if any legal repercussions
“Noluvo was good; she liked other people. She was so kind and wasn’t hurting anybody,” a man tells me from behind his fence in Driftsands.
More innovation in technology and delivery needed to bring solutions to the underprivileged.
The tough discipline of cycling is no match for the determination and esprit de corps of the Velokhaya Life Cycling Academy in Khayelitsha.
A newly released local film buoyed by an open approach to filmmaking takes on the complexities faced by the politically astute LGBTI community.
A centre employing only men has opened in Khayelitsha to address the needs of males uneasy about being seen at mixed-gender facilities.
Residents who were evicted in Khayelitsha say EFF members began lootings in the area, but the EFF denies this, blaming the Ses’Khona movement.
A Medecins Sans Frontieres project in Cape Town finds that sick people prefer being treated at facilities closer to home rather than in hospitals.
Somalians and Ethiopians living in Khayelitsha say that they are a target 24 hours a day, while young locals say that jealousy triggers the violence.
The police want to know why a mystery donor or foreign human rights group would fund the large legal costs of a man who had chosen a life of crime.
The recent spate of evictions in the Western Cape must make the right to housing ring hollow for those left homeless, writes Sandra Liebenberg.
Problems with policing in Khayelitsha include unanswered phones, no patrols and only an estimated 1% of cases resulting in convictions, says a report.
Police oversight should include matters such as how budgets are spent and not just how officers treat civilians, the Khayelitsha commission has heard.
A commission of inquiry has heard that police stations in Khayelitsha are still under-resourced, which is a factor for the performance of police.
A community-led renewal project is overhauling areas of the township, opening up space to thrive.
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Mali Hoza says he never led the pro-police witdoeke, but he is still firmly anti-ANC.
New drugs are working on XDR-TB – but must be strictly controlled to prevent further resistance.
A damning report into policing in Khayelitsha was downplayed by one of its authors at the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry.
Suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi wants to testify at the Khayelitsha commission following a relative’s murder in the area.
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Religious leaders in Cape Town have taken a new approach to problems in Khayelitsha: they investigated locally instead of staging violent protests.
The ANC has decided to roll up its sleeves and get its hands dirty in the fight for the Cape.