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Khayelitsha

Khayelitsha ‘chief’ denies dark past
Article
/ 3 April 2014

Khayelitsha ‘chief’ denies dark past

Mali Hoza says he never led the pro-police witdoeke, but he is still firmly anti-ANC.

By Glynnis Underhill
Countering TB resistance was futile – but no longer
Article
/ 20 March 2014

Countering TB resistance was futile – but no longer

New drugs are working on XDR-TB – but must be strictly controlled to prevent further resistance.

By Amy Green
Cops downplay ‘assumptions’ of Khayelitsha policing report
Article
/ 18 March 2014

Cops downplay ‘assumptions’ of Khayelitsha policing report

A damning report into policing in Khayelitsha was downplayed by one of its authors at the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry.

By Sapa
Vavi hopes to testify at Khayelitsha commission
Article
/ 3 February 2014

Vavi hopes to testify at Khayelitsha commission

Suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi wants to testify at the Khayelitsha commission following a relative’s murder in the area.

By Staff Reporter
‘Walk of Witness’ to replace violent protest in Khayelitsha
Article
/ 5 December 2013

‘Walk of Witness’ to replace violent protest in Khayelitsha

Religious leaders in Cape Town have taken a new approach to problems in Khayelitsha: they investigated locally instead of staging violent protests.

By Glynnis Underhill
The poo stops here, says Gwede
Article
/ 5 December 2013

The poo stops here, says Gwede

The ANC has decided to roll up its sleeves and get its hands dirty in the fight for the Cape.

By Andisiwe Makinana
City of Cape Town halts illegal march
Article
/ 28 November 2013

City of Cape Town halts illegal march

A banned march on the City of Cape Town has been called off after the City was granted a court order to stop it from taking place.

By Glynnis Underhill
Khayelitsha probe fires up its engines
Article
/ 14 November 2013

Khayelitsha probe fires up its engines

The inquiry into the township’s policing is finally poised to get under way after a year of court battles.

By Glynnis Underhill
Peter arrested again for alleged kidnapping
Article
/ 12 August 2013

Peter arrested again for alleged kidnapping

Police have rearrested human rights activist Angy Peter, who is hailed as the face of the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry into policing.

By Glynnis Underhill
Khayelitsha residents demand toilet information
Article
/ 11 July 2013

Khayelitsha residents demand toilet information

A two-year fight to get a working janitorial system in Khayelitsha is set to go to court next week if the final letter of demand is ignored.

By Sipho Kings
Let cash-flush Fifa cough up
Article
/ 21 June 2013

Let cash-flush Fifa cough up

So everyone wants flush toilets linked to a drainage system. Does anyone know whether there is a budget for this; what, indeed, would it cost?

By Letters
200 YSA 2013: An eco-friendly entrepreneur
Videos
/ 10 June 2013

200 YSA 2013: An eco-friendly entrepreneur

VIDEO: Sizwe Nzima is an entrepreneur assisting his Khayelitsha community by delivering medicine by bicycle. He is an M&G 200 Young South African.

By Staff Reporter
The buckets don’t stop here: Toilet trials and tribulations in the Cape
Article
/ 26 April 2013

The buckets don’t stop here: Toilet trials and tribulations in the Cape

For the past nine months photographer David Harrison has been documenting sanitation issues in the informal settlements around Khayelitsha.

By David Harrison
Khayelitsha human rights activists’ nightmare lives
Article
/ 5 April 2013

Khayelitsha human rights activists’ nightmare lives

Angy Peter and Issac Mbadu’s fears of early morning raids and arrests are examples of why an inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha is necessary.

By Glynnis Underhill
‘The commission is necessary – we won’t back off’
Article
/ 12 November 2012

‘The commission is necessary – we won’t back off’

Despite Nathi Mthethwa’s efforts to stop the commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha, township residents refuse to be silenced.

By Glynnis Underhill
Khayelitsha inquiry interdict hearing set down
Article
/ 12 November 2012

Khayelitsha inquiry interdict hearing set down

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s application for an interdict against the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry will be heard next month.

By Jenna Etheridge
Police report shows something rotten in Khayelitsha
Article
/ 11 November 2012

Police report shows something rotten in Khayelitsha

A large number of police officers at three stations in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, are being disciplined for misconduct, according to a police report.

By Sapa
Mthethwa to duel with Zille in court
Article
/ 2 November 2012

Mthethwa to duel with Zille in court

Nathi Mthethwa has announced that he will file court papers to challenge the validity of the commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha.

By Glynnis Underhill
Dismay as bail application of social activist is postponed
Article
/ 1 November 2012

Dismay as bail application of social activist is postponed

The new bail date falls three days after the public hearings into policing in Khayelitsha begins, and Angy Peter is one of the key witnesses.

By Glynnis Underhill
Khayelitsha violence: State mum over activists’ arrest
Article
/ 26 October 2012

Khayelitsha violence: State mum over activists’ arrest

Suspicions are growing about what is behind the recent arrest of Social Justice Coalition worker Angy Peter on charges of kidnapping and murder.

By Glynnis Underhill
Khayelitsha violence: Police accused of attacking teens
Article
/ 25 October 2012

Khayelitsha violence: Police accused of attacking teens

Officers are allegedly targeting everyone in their path as gang violence among teenagers rises in Khayelitsha. Victoria John reports.

By Victoria John
Two activists arrested for murder, kidnapping
Article
/ 23 October 2012

Two activists arrested for murder, kidnapping

Two Social Justice Coalition activists have been arrested for the kidnapping and murder of a man they had allegedly been trying to rehabilitate.

By Glynnis Underhill
Sanitation plan goes down the drain in Khayelitsha
Article
/ 19 October 2012

Sanitation plan goes down the drain in Khayelitsha

Cape Town is revising a pioneering programme that was meant to maintain and keep toilets clean and provide jobs.

By Sipho Kings
Blood ‘sport’ traps Cape Town’s teen gangsters
Article
/ 21 September 2012

Blood ‘sport’ traps Cape Town’s teen gangsters

Teenagers in Cape Town who live in poverty and face a bleak future are turning to pangas, not sports fields, to prove themselves – and to keep score.

By Victoria John
Police chief mum on Khayelitsha inquiry
Article
/ 24 August 2012

Police chief mum on Khayelitsha inquiry

Cape Town activists say the investigation into policing in the violence-torn area is long overdue.

By Glynnis Underhill
One dead in Cape Town service delivery protest
Article
/ 14 August 2012

One dead in Cape Town service delivery protest

The Cape Times has reported a man died and a truck was torched during service delivery protests in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.

By Sapa
Malema: I am being treated like a leper by the ANC
Article
/ 17 March 2012

Malema: I am being treated like a leper by the ANC

Malema has remained hostile towards the ANC’s leadership, saying that having respect for one’s elders should not dictate policy.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 25 February 2011

Alarm over baby deaths in Khayelitsha

Cape Town officials accused of downplaying a ‘growing’ crisis in poor areas.

By Fatima Hassan
No image available
Article
/ 7 September 2008

Western Cape SACP assesses stance with ANC

The SACP in the Western Cape supports an electoral pact with the ANC, and considers contesting the elections in its own right.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 14 August 2008

Forced to face up

Child witnesses are often made to confront their assailants, write Anita Funke and Sandiso Phaliso.

By Anita Funke and Sandiso Phaliso
No image available
Article
/ 29 July 2008

Talking poverty

Hearings on poverty will take the people’s grievances to the corridors of power, writes Patrick Burnett.

By Patrick Burnett
No image available
Article
/ 26 July 2008

Made in Khayelitsha, sold in New York

A Cape Town beading initiative is improving the lives of poor women in the townships around the city.

By Stephanie Nieuwoudt
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