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Cape Town’s precarious water supply

Drought has left dams very low but the City is taking steps to secure the future water supply

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Feature | 8 June 2016

DA vs ANC vs gangs in Manenberg

Severe challenges for one of Cape Town's most closely contested wards

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Feature | 7 June 2016

Mitchells Plain’s safe place for vulnerable children

Staff at Baitul Ansaar open their hearts to abused and neglected children

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Feature | 3 June 2016

Wescape: 800,000 people in Koeberg’s nuclear “red” zone?

Several City of Cape Town departments and Nuclear Regulator object to new project

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Feature | 2 June 2016

Wescape: who will finance the new city?

Developers say no public finance will be needed, but critics are sceptical

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Feature | 1 June 2016

Why sex workers don’t trust cops

Research suggests sexual assault by police is rife

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Feature | 1 June 2016

Wescape: thriving new city or failed development?

Controversy surrounds huge West Coast project

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Feature | 31 May 2016

Uber and out: Drivers in Cape Town are working 24-hour shifts for low pay

“You must be prepared to sleep on the road”

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Feature | 26 May 2016

Grabouw: “We are sitting here, lost”

Siyanyanzela residents face uncertain future

Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana and Stephanie Kelly. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Feature | 17 May 2016

Dagga spraying: police ‘expert’ accused of bad science

Activists and doctors question ties to agrochemical firms

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Feature | 5 May 2016

Why didn’t police stop looting of immigrant shops in Dunoon?

“The police shouldn’t just protect South Africans”

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Feature | 25 April 2016

Where do the children play? Lavender Hill’s derelict facilities

Residents call for upgrades to help end gangsterism

Text by Barbara Maregele. Photos by Naib Main.

Feature | 21 April 2016

Battle to stop dagga spraying

Activists take steps to prevent Saps helicopters destroying marijuana crops

Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Masixole Feni.

Feature | 20 April 2016

Bleak future for Eastern Cape descendants of Karretjie people

They want better services, but municipality says they must move first

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Feature | 14 April 2016

Cash crops poisoned in Pondoland

Police helicopters spray marijuana plantations every year

Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Masixole Feni.

Feature | 7 April 2016

Councillor boasts about forced removal on Facebook

Nine-month pregnant woman delivers baby day after her shack is demolished

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Feature | 31 March 2016