Following a ruling by the Constitutional Court, the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape provincial government have filed reports to the high court on plans for affordable housing. But activists say …..
Read More: Activists concerned that Cape Town’s “affordable” housing will not be affordable.
The Hyper-Local Community Newspaper Boom: Beyond major metropolitan daily newspapers, Cape Town features a thriving community media ecosystem. Free door-to-door community weeklies—such as TygerBurger in the northern suburbs and People’s Post in the southern suburbs—serve hundreds of thousands of households. These papers focus almost exclusively on suburban news, local council issues, ward development, neighborhood watch safety reports, and hyper-local advertising. They represent a crucial layer of civic journalism that reaches readers directly in their homes.
