IRR responds to Mashaba: ‘Reject racial nationalism, stand with liberalism’

Michael Morris|Published

Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba, and others in the DA, have lambasted the Institute of Race Relations for its #SaveTheOpposition campaign. We remain unapologetic for ...

OPINION: Ramaphosa's meeting with German President speaks volumes

Michael Morris|Published

Many may wonder if Germany’s President could really have come away from his meeting with Mr Ramaphosa feeling reassured writes Michael Morris.

Foreign investment will suffer if land reform plans go ahead, says IRR

Michael Morris|Published

The drive to implement land expropriation without compensation risks undermining the considerable benefits of global goodwill, says the writer.

Metrorail hell poses threat to businesses

Michael Morris|Published

Bad delays are affecting employee morale, according to a survey by the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Global copper thieves strip SA's economy

Michael Morris|Published

Copper mining is one asset Cape Town does not have - yet it boasts multimillion-rand exports of the economically precious metal.

SS Mendi bell takes pride of place in UK museum

Michael Morris|Published

The bell from the doomed SS Mendi is on prominent - if temporary - display at Southampton?s prestigious SeaCity Museum, while research continues into establishing ...

Mendi bell's fate to be decided

Michael Morris|Published

The final home of the historic bell from the SS Mendi - which sank off the English coast a century ago - will likely be known ?relatively soon?.

City of Cape Town seeks to take helm at Metrorail

Michael Morris|Published

The City of Cape Town desperately wants to intervene in the floundering Metrorail service, a move they hope will help ease traffic on gridlocked Cape roads.

Nqakula traces the path to rot and redemption

Michael Morris|Published

In a memorable encounter, we find the returning guerrilla on a train, bound for the Cape in the late 1980s, dwelling in a reverie of nostalgia.

SS Mendi's bell surfaces

Michael Morris|Published

News coverage of the sinking of the SS Mendi a century ago apparently prompted an anonymous donor to leave the doomed ship's bell at Swanage Pier.

A second take on a murderer

Michael Morris|Published

Who is Alfonso Seconds, and what do we make of him? Michael Morris reports on a penetrating criminology report tabled in a Western Cape High Court murder trial. ...

Will galleries hang the work of a murderer?

Michael Morris|Published

Life and art are not so readily separable, it seems - not, at any rate, when gallerists and curators are asked to choose between an artist who murdered a woman, ...

Cape Town housing project set to 'heal the city'

Michael Morris|Published

The mammoth 120-hectare Two Rivers Urban Park project is regarded as a decisive opportunity to reverse apartheid spatial planning.

SA has silver lining, according to race institute study

Michael Morris|Published

A candid examination of our condition is the essential foundation of any effort to review or change policy, says the Institute of Race Relations.

The days of water wasting are over

Michael Morris|Published

Western Cape's water crisis is not due to low summer rainfall, but rather lower than average rainfall in the rain season - and therein lies the problem.

SA whizz at summit of El Niño research

Michael Morris|Published

Celebrated atmospheric scientist Cape Town-born George Philander is a key figure in research into the El Niño phenomenon.

‘Pay us back for District 6’

Michael Morris|Published

Victims of the District Six forced removals are seeking redress from post-1966 property owners in the area.

Tracking the original District 6 deeds

Michael Morris|Published

District Six Working Committee is painstakingly piecing together a record of the property deeds of the original 150ha precinct

Steven Otter died in his partner's arms

Michael Morris|Published

City of Cape Town transport official and former journalist Steven Otter died of stab wounds after confronting intruders in his Harfield Village home.

Housing policy shake-up on cards

Michael Morris|Published

Helping millions of disadvantaged South Africans gain a foothold in the country’s R6. 8 trillion property market is likely to be one of the key objectives of a revised ...

#Castle350: Langalibalele dedicated his life to his people

Michael Morris|Published

The impact of amaHlubi king Langalibalele's temerity in resisting colonial demands was far-reaching, writes Michael Morris.

#Castle350: Bapedi king fought colonial expansion

Michael Morris|Published

Sekhukhune was known for building up the Pedi kingdom through his cunning and tenacity against the Boer and English settlers, writes Michael Morris.

#Castle350: A warrior of grace, dignity

Michael Morris|Published

On December 6, four statues of kings and warriors will be unveiled to mark 350 years of the Castle of Good Hope. Here Michael Morris writes about Zulu king Cetshwayo. ...

#Castle350: Cape's bastion of history

Michael Morris|Published

A new project celebrates Cape Town Castle, 350 years old this year, and honours key figures in our past, writes Michael Morris.

Risks, rewards of capturing life in the lens

Michael Morris|Published

‘LIFE is never easy for a photographer,” Alexander Shtol says. “He needs to be exactly where and when something dramatic is happening. ”