Tamsin Metelerkamp

‘Today, no one can explain the longevity of apartheid. In time, future generations will ask… how could a society with a history such as ours, armed with the Constitution that we have and acutely aware of the dire consequences inequality and poverty hold for our future, have allowed poverty and inequality to endure for so long?' – Constitutional Court Justice Narandran Jody Kollapen

The Western Cape Department of Social Development's budget for NGOs in the 2024 financial year stands at R1.005-billion, a R53-million cut from the 2023 allocation. Local nonprofits are concerned about the impact that funding cuts will have on their ability to provide services to those in need.

Qaqamba Cuba from the Red Cross Children's Hospital's RX Radio did the Cape Town Cycle Tour to raise funds for the child-centred radio station.

As strong winds and heavy rains continue to cause havoc across the Western Cape, the nonprofit Gift of the Givers has been providing disaster relief supplies and support to those in need. Residents of flooded informal settlements are calling on the government to provide suitable land and housing as the onset of winter weather threatens their homes and well-being.

International and Sudanese humanitarian organisations are calling for global leaders attending an upcoming humanitarian conference for Sudan in France to ‘turn the tide' of the crisis by doing everything in their power to secure a sustained ceasefire in the region.

President Cyril Ramaphosa and various political parties have issued statements celebrating the life and accomplishments of Struggle veteran and former Pan Africanist Congress of Azania president Dr Motsoko Pheko, who died at the age of 93 on 19 April.

A year-long internal disciplinary process has found the five officials guilty of one of the four charges they faced and recommended a sanction of suspension for one month without pay — a penalty the City of Tshwane believes is not harsh enough.

The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned the Eastern Cape High Court’s acquittal of a man who had been convicted of raping his girlfriend.

Touws River in the Western Cape, also known as the ‘gateway to the Karoo', has had little consistency in its voting patterns down the years. As the general election looms, some in the community are trying to change this.

Old and young residents of Tulbagh in the Western Cape say the government should be doing more to protect their interests.