Opinion

Cape Town also regressed in its last audit and has track record of dismissing community concerns

As the municipal elections take place next week, the City of Cape Town’s two clearly identifiable weak points are housing, and sewage treatment, with the Auditor-General also noting concerns over procurement.… Read more

Renting a home close to the city has become unaffordable even for many middle-class households

By Gabbi le Roux, Adam Narain, and Jonty Cogger

From 2023 to 2024, the average rent in the Western Cape increased by 10%, about R1,020. If we narrow it down to Cape Town, the numbers are higher.… Read more

Faith leaders call on the environmental minister to push for reduction in production as he meets with other African ministers in Kenya

African environment ministers meet in Kenya next week for the 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment.… Read more

“A nuclear power considers a sick baby to be a security concern.”

Israeli-born legal scholar Dr Noam Peleg gave this year’s Yoliswa Dwane Lecture on 6 May. The annual lecture is hosted by Equal Education and UCT’s Centre for Law and Society, in memory of activist and Equal Education co-founder Yoliswa Dwane who died of cancer in 2022.… Read more

People helping do so out of goodwill and with the best intentions

By Chantel Sampson/GroundUp

My name is Chantel Sampson. I was a homeless person for six years. I lived at the foot of Table Mountain from 2018 onwards. You probably walked past me if you visited Van Riebeeck Park in Vredehoek.… Read more