Taxi boss tied to organised crime and long-distance bus extortion It turns out the taxi boss caught driving a police van and using a...
Cape Town tables record infrastructure spend in draft budget Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis presented Cape Town’s R76.4 billion draft budget for 2024/25...
Cape Town waste collection workers go on strike over unpaid wages Contract waste collection workers have gone on strike over unpaid wages that haven’t been...
Why details in joshlin Smith case are kept confidential When pressed for comment, police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Pojie explained that divulging operational...
Family mourning after swarm of bees attacks and kills Bruno the dog A family living on the outskirts of Philippi’s Kampies informal settlement is mourning the...
New leads on Joshlin Smith’s whereabouts have surfaced, says NPA The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) revealed that new leads in the investigation of Joshlin...
City of Cape Town won’t bend job policy, councillor tells Imizamo Yethu protesters Words: Lucas Nowicki / GroundUp The City of Cape Town will not ‘bend policy’ to...
Thousands of people still living on Cape Town’s Central Line Words and picture: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp Thousands of shack dwellers are still living...
Murder suspect in missing Gugulethu teen’s case released on R1000 bail A suspect linked to the murder of 17-year-old Ongeziwe Kamlana from Gugulethu was released...
Over 15 000 petitioners call on court to deny bail in Joshlin Smith case A Change.org petition calling on the court to deny bail to the suspects arrested...
Google and Facebook are killing local news Words: Nathan Geffen & Anton van Zyl / GroundUp This week the Competition Commission is...
Bo-Kaap residents call for more police presence amid increased violence Residents of Bo-Kaap are calling for increased year-round police presence due to a recent...
Three people in hospital with serious burns after Dunoon shack fires Words: Peter Luhanga / GroundUp Three people are being treated in hospital for serious burn...
Shooting in Bo-Kaap leaves residents concerned Another shooting in the Bo-Kaap area over the weekend has been reported and has...
Relocated railway line occupiers protest for water, electricity, and toilets Picture and words: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp Shack dwellers who were recently relocated to from the...
Cape pathologists record shocking number of teen and child homicides In the aftermath of the murders of two young girls in less than two...
Mayor condemns R540m slashed from Cape Town as part of budget cuts Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has condemned a significant R540 million cut in national...
Hill-Lewis pleads with finance minister to avoid ‘anti-poor’ budget cuts Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has made a desperate plea to Finance Minister Enoch...
Laingsburg traffic officers seize two tonnes of dagga worth R4 million The Western Cape Department of Mobility welcomed the seizure of two tonnes of dagga...
Brother of teen filming spaza shop extortion killed during evening prayer The brother of the 17-year-old boy who was allegedly killed for filming an extortion...