Is Zandvliet poisoning Capetonians?

A nearby community is convinced it is, but test results are inconclusive

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Science | 1 February 2019

Activist leader Axolile Notywala arrested

Residents of informal settlements demand sanitation in protest aimed at Mayor Dan Plato

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News | 31 January 2019

We will occupy any open land, vow backyarders

Backyarders complain that they are not given the same opportunities as people living in informal settlements

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News | 31 January 2019

Dead man found on railway tracks

Police suspect he was a robber

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Brief | 30 January 2019

Asylum seekers forced to go to Port Elizabeth to apply for documents

Applicants can’t wait until promised opening of Cape Town office in June

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Brief | 29 January 2019

School hit with half-a-million rand water bill

Neighbours tapped into school’s supply

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News | 28 January 2019

In photos: Bonteheuwel schools show their athletics skills

Usually in the news because of its gang crime, these photos show a happier, more hopeful side of this neighbourhood

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Photo Essay | 25 January 2019

SAPS appeals police resources judgment

Social Justice Coalition says appeal will hurt vulnerable communities

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Brief | 24 January 2019

Home Affairs to open refugee office in Maitland

New applicants to be served in Cape Town again

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Brief | 24 January 2019

Dis-Chem and Blue Ribbon workers march in Cape Town

Unions demand investigation into police behaviour during strike

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Brief | 23 January 2019

City counts number of occupiers in Woodstock Hospital

Residents welcome “first direct interaction” with City

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News | 23 January 2019

Living between the railway lines in Philippi

Backyarders move onto PRASA property in search of a little more space

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News | 23 January 2019

Learners sit on the floor at overcrowded Masiphumelele school

“This community is growing every day and can no longer cope with just one primary school”

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News | 23 January 2019

Cape Flats residents confront police minister

Please give me a chance, says Bheki Cele in response to residents’ attacks

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News | 22 January 2019

Western Cape Education Department says test results have improved across grades

Standardised tests measure language and maths abilities

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Brief | 22 January 2019