Articles for Matthew Hirsch

Activists create human chain for Palestine along Sea Point promenade

Palestine Solidarity Campaign calls for release of political prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti

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Brief | 29 November 2025

SAPS won’t return to Telkom Towers despite millions spent

The complex was evacuated in February 2024 amid safety concerns

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News | 26 November 2025

Parliament takes social housing regulator to task over stalled projects

Ten projects with more than 3,800 units still need to be completed

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Brief | 20 November 2025

MPs condemn unsafe living conditions at occupied Cape Town building

Helen Bowden Nurses Home, near the V&A Waterfront, was occupied in 2017

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Photo Essay | 18 November 2025

After the fire: Wingfield refugees wish to stay put

A refugee group, left homeless after their tent burnt down, still intend to oppose their eviction that will be heard in court next year

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Brief | 7 November 2025

In photos: Fire at Wingfield refugee camp

Hundreds of refugees, who were already facing eviction, have lost their shelter

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Photo Essay | 6 November 2025

Francesca Albanese calls for all of us to do more to end the oppression of Palestinians

“Bringing the case to the ICJ … It’s been enormous. South Africa went ahead alone and risked huge repercussions from the United States and others”

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News | 27 October 2025

District Six claimants wonder if they will be alive by the time government redevelops the historic site

“Hopefully, the next generation will perhaps benefit,” says 77-year-old claimant

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News | 27 October 2025

Eviction case for hundreds of refugees to be heard in April

Government has spent millions on Wingfield and Paint City camps since 2020

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Brief | 13 October 2025