Cape Town’s hottest days show 16.3°C temperature gap across city On Cape Town’s hottest days, the ground air temperature varies by 16.3°C across different...
In photos: Cape Town houses flooded Words and pictures: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp Over 40 informal settlements seriously affected by...
City helps spaza shops to manage and reduce waste The City’s Public Awareness team, part of the Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate, recently...
Lwandle police investigate double murder at Enkanini shebeen Lwandle police are investigating a double murder and attempted murder following a shooting at...
Cape Town flooding affects multiple suburbs overnight Flooding has impacted numerous suburbs in Cape Town, confirmed by the City of Cape...
In photos: South Africa’s democracy in action Pictures and words: GroundUp Staff Residents of Enkanini in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, woke up...
No ID, no vote: Home Affairs fails victims of Cape Town shack fire Pictures and words: Peter Luhanga / GroundUp Home Affairs says the City of Cape...
Dear Cyril: Will you please grow a backbone? Dear Cyril. My dad tells a story that is hard for my privileged self...
State neglect of young children leads to lifelong damage Picture: Ashraf Hendricks/ GroundUp Words: Liz McGregor/GroundUp Earlier this month, representatives of political parties, ranging...
Cape Town protesters block busy road, demanding services Picture and Words: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp About 40 protesters from the ‘Gate 7’ informal settlement outside...
City struggles with costly vandalism in water and sanitation services Repeated instances of vandalism and theft are causing significant disruptions to the City’s water...
Suspects due in court today for disappearance of Joshlin Smith Four people are scheduled to appear in Vredenburg Magistrates’ Court in the Western Cape...
Activists want 12 more pieces of public land used for housing Picture and words: Marecia Damons / GroundUp Parking lots in Cape Town’s city centre should be used...
Four dead, several injured in mass shooting incident in Nyanga Authorities in the Western Cape are investigating a mass shooting in Nyanga that occurred...
Gunmen on the loose after Cape Town mass shooting claims four lives Cape Town authorities are on the hunt for assailants who opened fire on five...
Philippi gangsters say they’ll only stop killing if government pays them Words: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp Following the murder of two security guards in Philippi...
Operation Restore (Shanela) cracks down on drug dealers Two suspects were arrested in Harare by members of Operation Restore (Shanela) on Saturday,...
Khayelitsha Music Academy hopes to change lives Words: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp The Khayelitsha Music Academy started in 2006 in a shack...
Solar lights mean shack dwellers can walk to the toilet at night Words: Mary-Anne Gontsana About 75 households in Khayelitsha were given solar street lights in...
CoCT mayor offers R100 000 reward for information of Philippi murders City of Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced a reward of R100 000...