#RhodesMustFall: No end in sight as students sit tight
Students demanding that the University of Cape Town (UCT) set a date for the removal of a statue of Cecil John Rhodes on campus...
The statue must fall: UCT students rise against Cecil John Rhodes
About 500 staff and students from the University of Cape Town gathered on Thursday for an open-air dialogue to discuss the fate of the...
Barbs of occupation still sting for Kashmiris
Barbed wire is a common sight in Indian-administered Kashmir. More than 25 years ago Indian troops sent to suppress militant groups embarked on an...
Cape Fire: communities come together to fight the flames [photos]
An enormous volunteer relief effort has helped to lift Capetonians’ spirits in the wake of the devastating blaze that engulfed the South peninsula. RA’EESA...
Muizenberg Fire: How firefighters are battling the Cape peninsula blaze [photos]
In the early hours of Monday morning, mountains around the Western Cape's southern peninsula lit up in an inferno. RA'EESA PATHER was there to...
#OpenToSyria: Displaced faces of the civil war
Four years of civil war in Syria have left more than 190,000 people dead, while millions have had to flee their homes for safety.
International...
Making do with public toilets in Khayelitsha [PHOTOS]
Khayelitsha’s dirty toilets and Cape Town's "poo wars" have become almost as famous as the mountain that overlooks the touristy city. But even though...
Heritage: “A gift for our children’s children”
Heritage is an inheritance of the past. It impacts who we are, where we call home, and the traditions we follow. On 24 September, people...
Kashmir Floods: The destruction after the storm
Nearly two weeks have passed since parts of Pakistan and Indian administered Kashmir were submerged in waters more than two dozen
feet high, leaving 600,000 people stranded...
A riot of colour at the Gauteng Carnival [PICTURES]
Thousands of South African’s participated in the eighth annual Gauteng Carnival earlier this week. People dressed in colourful clothing, danced and sang as they...
Homecoming for Angolan man who spent 40 years as a refugee...
Over a decade after Angola’s struggle for independence and a lengthy civil war, the first refugees from the neighbouring DRC are beginning to make...
Loiterers and revellers on Long Street, by night [pictures]
The last 10 years have seen Cape Town’s iconic Long Street, located in the City Bowl just below Bo-Kaap, become the de facto location for...
Marikana miners remember the fallen [pictures]
On Saturday, thousands of people gathered at the koppie in Marikana where, on 16 August 2012, South African police opened fire on a group...
In pictures: Cape Town comes out in numbers for Gaza
The exact number of people in Cape Town who came out in support of Gaza on Saturday is still being disputed. Estimates put the...
EFF members party it up at first anniversary [pictures]
IHSAAN HAFFEJEE attended a rally to commemorate the first anniversary of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
It’s been a year since Julius Malema and other...
Ramadan in Bo Kaap: A dying tradition?
In Cape Town, Bo-Kaap is a place of historical importance. But, thanks to gentrification, it is also a place with a heritage that is...
EFF’s red sea storms Gauteng legislature [pictures]
Members of the EFF stormed the Gauteng legislature on Tuesday. Photographer IHSAAN HAFFAJEE was there.
The EFF held a protest march to express its dissatisfaction with the expulsion of its members...
Photo essay: Youth Day in Soweto
Thousands marched through the streets of Soweto, south of Johannesburg, on Monday to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the 16th June 1976 student uprisings...
The Youth Vote in Cape Town
Headlines have been blazing about youth disinterest, and the apathy of the born-frees. Only one-third of the nation’s first-time voters registered to vote, but those who marked their ballot ardently defended their choice. By RA’EESA PATHER.
