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Fierce battle over future of landmark Cape Town site

Developers and government manoeuvre to realise ten-storey buildings at River Club, while Khoi organisations fight for land they say is sacred

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Analysis | 27 November 2019

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Province defends its actions on Tafelberg sale

“We can only give more to housing at a cost to education”

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News | 26 November 2019

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Four working toilets for 500 families

Ward councillor blames residents for blocked toilets

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News | 26 November 2019

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Trade union pension funds sit with billions of rands in unclaimed benefits

R19 billion owed to beneficiaries in metal industry

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Feature | 26 November 2019

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Taxi association “bans” e-hailing services in Khayelitsha

Government says taxi operators cannot take the law into their own hands

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News | 26 November 2019

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Court case on future of Sea Point property begins

Western Cape government wants Tafelberg to be sold to a private school, while housing activists want it to be used for affordable housing

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Law | 25 November 2019

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Cape Town law enforcement officers protest

JP Smith accuses protesters of “dangerous and irresponsible lies”

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Brief | 25 November 2019

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PE school fears further vandalism and theft during holidays

School says it has spent thousands of rand to repair damages

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News | 25 November 2019

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Tankers sent as water outage affects thousands in KwaNobuhle

Taps ran dry on Friday morning

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Brief | 25 November 2019

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Informal businesses reduced to rubble: Excellent article

On 4 June 2025 Mr Mbulelo Tshangana, Director-General of COGTA told Parliament that COGTA had draft… Read more

Masiphumelele fire: It's tragic

It's very sad people are still suffering the same tragedy in 2026. May our government intervene, so… Read more

Broken generator in Flagstaff: 17 years of thirst

The report on the six villages in Sicwenza who have been without running water for seventeen years … Read more

Cape Flats massacre: A symptom of a surrendered state

The massacre in the Marikana informal settlement, where eight people were executed in cold blood, i… Read more

Suspended magistrate: Slow and incompetent judges

I have my own issues with how the Durban High Court operates, specifically with regard to missing f… Read more