Articles for Matthew Hirsch

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Government may finally be heeding calls for Cape Town military land to be developed for housing

An estimated 67,000 homes could be built at Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield

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Brief | 18 May 2026

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No plan to review SA’s coal exports to Israel, says Parks Tau

The minister says sanctions against Israel would violate World Trade Organisation principles

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News | 15 May 2026

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Here’s how much money UCT needs to rebuild its historic library

It’ll be “a space that celebrates African memory, identity and creative expression” says library boss

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News | 6 May 2026

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Homeless people tell their story in new Mike van Graan play

Actors in “Humans of the streets” have been through the Streetscapes programme

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News | 29 April 2026

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Housing versus parking in Cape Town’s inner-city

Cars should not be under cover when people are living on the streets, says activist at first public meeting on Harrington Square in Cape Town

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News | 22 April 2026

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Refugee eviction case pushed to October

City of Cape Town and national government have applied to evict people living at the Wingfield and Bellville sites

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News | 22 April 2026

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Cape Town swimmers demand public pools stay open seven days a week in summer

Dressed in swimming caps and goggles, community members took their protest to the City’s budget public participation meeting

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News | 17 April 2026

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In photos: Army enters Lavender Hill, but some are sceptical

Gang violence continues on Cape Flats

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Photo Essay | 13 April 2026

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Picket in Cape Town against US war on Iran

Protesters called for an end to an “illegal, unprovoked” war

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Brief | 10 April 2026