South Africa|Western Cape

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Khayelitsha families living above collapsing sewer pipe to be moved

The Public Protector is investigating alleged failures by the City of Cape Town to provide basic services to residents of Langa and Khayelitsha

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News | 26 November 2025

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Calls for Nestlé to remove sugar from baby foods

Swiss investigative outlet claims Nestlé is misrepresenting sugar content

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News | 25 November 2025

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Festival showcases disabled artists

Singers, dancers, painters at three-day Unmute ArtsAbility Arts Festival in Cape Town

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News | 25 November 2025

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GBV victims travel nearly 200km to reach nearest state shelter

A local resident has now turned her own four-room home into a safehouse for many women in Beaufort West who have nowhere to go

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News | 21 November 2025

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In photos: Wynberg main road — a safe haven for immigrant families

People from the diaspora call this old part of Cape Town home

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Photo Essay | 21 November 2025

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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

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SASSA expects to save R341-million by tightening screenings

Treasury has added new conditions to improve the monitoring of grants

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News | 20 November 2025

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Extortion gangs terrorise Cape Town’s immigrant shop owners

Vigilantism on the rise as people accuse the police of failing them

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News | 20 November 2025

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Criminal courts in Cape Town are near to collapse

We need a total revamp of the criminal justice system

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Opinion | 20 November 2025

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How a group of landowners brought the Agulhas Plain back to life

The Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area was established in 2008

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News | 19 November 2025

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Bo-Kaap residents call for Airbnb to be regulated

Long-standing residents say they are being pushed out by short-term rentals

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News | 19 November 2025

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Unsentenced detainees spending years in prison

New legal amendments seek to address prison overcrowding crisis

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News | 19 November 2025

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Bid to evict District Six pensioner dismissed

Court rules an eviction would be unjust given Noor-Banu Allie’s age, limited income and deep ties to District Six

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Law | 18 November 2025

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Inner city Cape Town: no room for locals

Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city

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Analysis | 18 November 2025

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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

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Cape Town needs rent control. Here are six ways we could do it

Renting a home close to the city has become unaffordable even for many middle-class households

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Opinion | 17 November 2025