Maverick News

Garbage piles up in Cape Town suburbs as taxi strike drags on

By Samane Jnr Marks

South Africa

Observatory dwellers on former circus school site reject City housing offers citing safety fears

By Steve Kretzmann

South Africa

Plett shark bite victim Kimon Bisogno leaves a legacy of love in Observatory

By Victoria O’Regan

South Africa

Meeting murderers: Tormented by my father’s killing, my quest for answers begins

By Liz McGregor

South Africa

Judgment reserved in city's bid to overturn interdict preventing eviction of 31 families living in Obs main road

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

South Africa

Dear Jeff Bezos, please don’t let Amazon destroy our ancient and sacred Liesbeek River land

By Tauriq Jenkins

Politics

Voters jump over puddles while ducking the rain to get to the voting station

By Karabo Mafolo

South Africa

Before the flood: What’s really going on at the River Club, and why it’s in the wrong place

By Jens Horber

South Africa

Job seekers flock to proposed Amazon site in Cape Town

By Peter Luhanga for GroundUp

South Africa

City of Cape Town to evict dozens of Observatory residents from former circus school grounds

By Steve Kretzmann

South Africa

Blow for eco-activists in River Club development

By Daniel Steyn

TGIFood

Where plant shop meets padstal

By Melanie Farrell