A Cape Town man sparked a debate after revealing in a TikTok video that he was being fined for jaywalking. It went viral, and South Africans had mixed reactions.
While the Western Cape government estimates that there are over 14,000 homeless people in the Cape Town CBD, these figures continue to grow, says Shadrick Valayadum, CEO of The Haven Night Shelter.
As the world observes Mental Health Day on Friday, the City of Cape Town is concerned about the increase of people seeking help for suicidal thoughts. Between 2023 and 2024, 68 patients were treated ...
Over 300 residents in the Kanana informal settlement of Khayelitsha have been displaced due to a burst sewerage pipe, prompting immediate humanitarian assistance and emergency repairs.
On Broadhurst Cona's fifth night in the COVID-19 ward of Cape Town's Groote Schuur Hospital, the patient in the bed next to him was giving up.
From Sao Paulo to Sweden, thousands of people around the world, including priests, police, ministers and frontline workers, have posted clips of themselves dancing to South African house song ...
A 62-year-old man named Guy Davies showed the world that being wheelchair-bound didn't stop him from returning to the racetrack, all for a good cause.
A lightbulb moment in the company of a Cape Town chef who’s been in the city’s kitchens for decades casts light on the dearth of local dishes on restaurant menus.
The Herds, a public arts project featuring life-sized animal puppets, has completed its 20,000km journey from Kinshasa in the DRC to Nordkapp in the Arctic Circle. Created to raise awareness about ...
It is difficult to pick a place to begin unpacking the sheer scale of misinformation in Faiez Jacobs’ piece about the City of Cape Town’s budgeting priorities. But here is one central point that ...
As South Africa sensation Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu prepares to face Scarlets, BBC Sport Wales profiles the Springboks star.
Uganda is the only low income country to attain “advanced” status in a global ranking of palliative care services, just one place behind the US. Yemisi Bokinni reports on what other countries can ...