Articles for Matthew Hirsch

District Six residents oppose homeless shelter on historic site

Protesters want former Tafelberg crèche to be used for a community centre instead

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News | 17 July 2023

Safe Space for homeless people in Green Point one step closer

Planning tribunal gives the go-ahead

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News | 5 July 2023

Minister promises new lease of life for Hout Bay harbour

Fishers to get their fishing rights and a new production and packaging facility

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News | 28 June 2023

South African scientist hopes to head world’s most important climate change body

Debra Roberts is running for the position of chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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Interview | 19 June 2023

Community gardens bloom from vacant lots in Salt River

Embarrassed by the rubbish amidst Salt River’s striking street art, a tour guide decided to do something about it

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News | 15 June 2023

Exhibition imagines an alternative future for an inclusive Cape Town

Residents of Cissie Gool House have co-designed an exhibit at the Cape Institute for Architecture

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Brief | 8 June 2023

Bo-Kaap and District Six plans passed despite public participation concerns

DA councillors vote plans through but residents say they haven’t had time to study them.

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News | 1 June 2023

Having withstood apartheid removals, District Six families fight eviction by new owner

Original District Six cottages now face the threat of developer’s bulldozers

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News | 22 May 2023

First glimpse of plans for Salt River and Woodstock

Some of the concerns raised at the meeting on Saturday were about green spaces, transport, and housing

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News | 15 May 2023