Bleak Easter as fires ravage 4 informal settlements in Cape Town

The City of Cape Town’s disaster management teams have been deployed to fire sites...

City completes R2bn upgrade of Zandvliet Waste Water Treatment Works

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis accepted the final handover of the upgraded Zandvliet Waste...

Shack dwellers build makeshift speed bumps on ‘deadly’ road

Picture and Words: Vincent Lali / GroundUp Traffic around Mew Way near Mfuleni, Cape Town...

Taxi boss wanted for string of crimes in Cape Town arrested in Pretoria

A high-profile taxi boss has been arrested in Pretoria in connection with extortion, fraud,...

Insult to injury: Will there be any justice for District Six families?

Earlier this year, six families residing in the Searle Street cottages in District Six...

Tragedy in Mfuleni as toddler gets killed by law enforcement vehicle

In a tragic incident in Mfuleni, a toddler was killed after apparently being hit...

Two off-duty police officials killed in separate incidents in Cape Town

Five people, including an off-duty police officer, were shot and killed in a mass...

Hundreds flee flooded homes as storms batter Western Cape

Heavy rains and winds battered the Western Cape on Sunday and Monday, forcing hundreds...

Former cop found guilty after lying to the court about girlfriend’s murder

Despite lying to the court about the circumstances leading to his ex-girlfriend’s death, a...

Manhunt ensues after EFF members were gunned down in Mfuleni

Three EFF members were gunned down in Shukushukuma informal settlement, Mfuleni, Cape Town, resulting...