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Heavy rainfall and flooding bring misery to Cape Town's informal settlements

DRENCHED AND DISPLACED

Heavy rainfall and flooding bring misery to Cape Town's informal settlements

By Kara Le Roux

Cape Peninsula baboons face uncertain future with culling, removal on the cards

PRIMATE CONUNDRUM

Cape Peninsula baboons face uncertain future with culling, removal on the cards

By Kristin Engel

City of Cape Town set to pass budget, while ratepayers’ associations consider legal challenge

MUNICIPAL POLITICS

City of Cape Town set to pass budget, while ratepayers’ associations consider legal challenge

By Suné Payne

Judge slams Two Oceans Marathon leadership in defamation ruling — A costly legal misstep

BACKLASH

Judge slams Two Oceans Marathon leadership in defamation ruling — A costly legal misstep

By Yanga Sibembe

Killing entire troops of Cape baboons is once again a very real threat despite 25 years of hard effort

DEADLY DISINTEREST OP-ED

Killing entire troops of Cape baboons is once again a very real threat despite 25 years of hard effort

By Jenni Trethowan

E-hailing drivers demand action over frozen licence approvals while impoundment fees soar

E-HAILING

E-hailing drivers demand action over frozen licence approvals while impoundment fees soar

By Jeannette Wang

Tree replanting starts in Cape Town’s Newlands after devastating beetle infestation

PHOTO ESSAY

Tree replanting starts in Cape Town’s Newlands after devastating beetle infestation

By Kristin Engel

‘New evidence’ — stalled R1bn Malusi Booi and Ralph Stanfield tender fraud case still on track

CAPE CONTRACT SAGA

‘New evidence’ — stalled R1bn Malusi Booi and Ralph Stanfield tender fraud case still on track

By Caryn Dolley

Environmental concerns rise as Cape Town secures extended deadlines for Milnerton Lagoon upgrades

CAPE TOWN POLLUTION

Environmental concerns rise as Cape Town secures extended deadlines for Milnerton Lagoon upgrades

By Kristin Engel

Latest wildfire highlights complexity of managing fynbos in the Table Mountain National Park

WILDLAND-URBAN INFERNOS

Latest wildfire highlights complexity of managing fynbos in the Table Mountain National Park

By Kristin Engel

Two Oceans Marathon chairperson squares off with blogger over ‘defamatory’ articles

RUNNING BATTLE

Two Oceans Marathon chairperson squares off with blogger over ‘defamatory’ articles

By Yanga Sibembe

W Cape residents urged to prepare as cold front promises strong winds, potential damage

WEATHER WARNING

W Cape residents urged to prepare as cold front promises strong winds, potential damage

By Kristin Engel

Petitions, statements and condemnation: Cape Town’s draft budget controversy explained

MUNICIPAL BUDGETS

Petitions, statements and condemnation: Cape Town’s draft budget controversy explained

By Suné Payne

‘It just moved so fast’ — fire-scarred Cape communities band together amid devastating flames

TOKAI FIRE

‘It just moved so fast’ — fire-scarred Cape communities band together amid devastating flames

By Kristin Engel

From beaches to baboons, Shark Spotters brings holistic approach to human-wildlife conflict management

HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONTACT

From beaches to baboons, Shark Spotters brings holistic approach to human-wildlife conflict management

By Kristin Engel

Two Oceans Marathon organisers hopeful of truce with City of Cape Town after permit breach debacle

ROAD RUNNING

Two Oceans Marathon organisers hopeful of truce with City of Cape Town after permit breach debacle

By Yanga Sibembe

‘Strategic’ for both ANC Cape Town caucus and 2026 elections to have regional chair Ndithini Tyhido in council

COUNCIL POLITICS

‘Strategic’ for both ANC Cape Town caucus and 2026 elections to have regional chair Ndithini Tyhido in council

By Suné Payne

City of Cape Town tables ‘Invested in Hope’ Budget to opposition doubt

MUNICIPAL BUDGETS

City of Cape Town tables ‘Invested in Hope’ Budget to opposition doubt

By Suné Payne

Seemingly rabid Cape Fur seal carcass sinks in the ocean before being tested for rabies

SEAL RABIES OUTBREAK

Seemingly rabid Cape Fur seal carcass sinks in the ocean before being tested for rabies

By Kristin Engel

Cape Town politics shift: ANC's Banele Majingo joins DA, foiling no confidence motion

NEWSFLASH

Cape Town politics shift: ANC's Banele Majingo joins DA, foiling no confidence motion

By Suné Payne

The reuse of effluent for drinking ’is critical in combating global water crises’

WATER SCARCITY

The reuse of effluent for drinking ’is critical in combating global water crises’

By Kristin Engel