Khayelitsha streets fill with rainbow flags for queer rights pride march
This year’s Khumbulani Pride honoured those killed in hate crimes, including 16-year-old Kwakhanya Mhlanganisi, murdered in December
Brief | 25 May 2026
Cops caught on CCTV beating man are back in court
Their case, which has been dragging on for over two years, had previously been withdrawn
Brief | 25 May 2026
Tensions high as March and March supporters protest in Bellville
“March and March pretends to oppose only undocumented migration, but in practice, it fuels hostility and violence,” said activist groups in a statement
News | 23 May 2026
De Doorns farm workers’ homes destroyed in floods
Families have lost almost everything and face uncertain future
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 20 May 2026
Elections 2026: Langeberg municipality accused of hiding details of R60-million contract
The municipality has also failed to obey an order to release a report on a 2022 water crisis
News | 20 May 2026
Explainer: What last week’s storm says about climate change
Models suggest winter storms will become less frequent but more severe
Explainer | 20 May 2026
“My death was in front of me” - aftermath of the Cape storm
Farm workers at Holland Farm in Rawsonville describe spending a night trapped on rooftops as floodwaters swept through their cottages, leaving three people dead
Photo Essay | 18 May 2026
Government may finally be heeding calls for Cape Town military land to be developed for housing
An estimated 67,000 homes could be built at Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield
Brief | 18 May 2026
Eastern Cape judge should be suspended over alleged racist incident, JSC finds
Judge Belinda Hartle to face Judicial Conduct Tribunal
News | 15 May 2026