Roland Postma News Today

As Capetonians struggle with an unreliable and expensive public transport system, two youths are lobbying to make Cape Town more bike friendly.



While the idea of cycle lanes in the Cape Flats has been welcomed, mobility activists have raised concerns about the safety of cyclists and pedestrians.

Young Urbanist SA lobbies for a pedestrian-first crossing along a traffic-heavy stretch at the V&A Waterfront.

Celebrating the little wins! Here are 30 things the City of Cape Town has done in effort to clean up it's wetlands and waterways.

As Transport Month kicks off, the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town has drawn sharp criticism from activists following its decision to remove a pedestrian crossing. 



The City of Cape Town is facing heavy backlash after the MyCiti bus service announced that it will be cutting some of its services in the CBD and Table View from next week. 


A non-profit is mobilising young people to have a say in how their cities and public spaces are designed, given the challenges brought on by the legacy of apartheid spatial planning.

Abongile Nzelenzele speaks to urban planner, designer and researcher Roland Postma about the upgrading of Muizenberg.

According to the World Health Organization , 99 percent of the world is now breathing polluted air. Air pollution is the greatest environmental threat to

Young leaders ran routes in Cape Town on Saturday while carrying air quality monitors. The effort to gather data on air pollution in the city formed part of the UrbanBetter Cityzens for Clean Air Campaign.