In Photos: How people survived Cape Town’s heat on Wednesday
Frolicking at the beach, long trips to fill water containers, and children cooling down in Philippi
Photo Essay | 11 March 2026
Langa learners beat the heat in their “pocket forest”
Siyabulela Primary School learners can escape their sweltering classrooms
Brief | 11 March 2026
Volunteers turn derelict historic building into a thriving community centre
A 19th-century Cape Dutch homestead in Cape Town has been revived through a partnership between SAHRA and volunteers
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 11 March 2026
Taxi drivers march to Nyanga SAPS to demand better policing
They gave Nyanga police seven days to respond to their demands
Brief | 9 March 2026
Adderley Street flower sellers oppose planned rules and tariffs
The City of Cape Town says it wants to upgrade the market and consultations are ongoing
Brief | 7 March 2026
Nine taxis torched in Nyanga
Driver and commuters concerned about resurgence of violent taxi feud
Brief | 6 March 2026
Minister increases quotas for small-scale fishers
More licenses for linefish vessels and the crayfish season extended
By Liezl Human
Brief | 5 March 2026
Observatory land occupiers wait to hear their fate
The City of Cape Town has offered to move families living on Main Road to a site in Gugulethu
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Dave Fisher.
News | 5 March 2026
Train to Mitchell’s Plain finally gets going
But equipment failures are already causing delays
Brief | 4 March 2026