SASSA accuses media of “overstating the problems” at the agency

“These negative reports have led to an unfortunate conclusion that SASSA has completely failed in its responsibility” SASSA’s Sibusiso Nhlangothi tells the Western Cape provincial legislature

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News | 3 December 2024

Funza Park: from cherished playground to rubbish dump

Residents want the neglected playground in Harare, Khayelitsha, refurbished

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Brief | 2 December 2024

How the City of Cape Town intends to manage the passenger rail network

The City first suggested the idea in 2017. It will present its plan to council next week

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News | 29 November 2024

Banxso associates sue Moneyweb and GroundUp

They are demanding R23-million

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News | 28 November 2024

Homeless man’s struggle to keep his beloved dogs

The City of Cape Town has told Clayton Smith to leave De Waal Park where he has lived for 13 years

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News | 28 November 2024

Protest at Cape Town primary school over vacant teaching posts

100 people picketed outside Siyazakha Primary in Philippi on Tuesday

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Brief | 27 November 2024

Brightly coloured double-storey homes replace shacks in Khayelitsha

The Urban Think Tank Empower project has been in the works for about ten years

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News | 27 November 2024

City extends public comment on sale of old Woodstock Hospital

This follows a meeting on Wednesday by Woodstock ratepayers to discuss the City’s intention to sell the site

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News | 22 November 2024

Khayelitsha residents up in arms over poor sanitation and “crumbling” homes

SANCO also wants the City of Cape Town and not national government to be responsible for helping fire victims

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Brief | 21 November 2024

Ministry confirms no restriction on amount of sewage Cape Town may pump out to sea

Clarity given after City’s claim that it is still limited by historic licence conditions

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News | 21 November 2024

800 families share two “illegal” taps

Mfuleni residents have also had to resort to digging holes to bury human waste

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Brief | 20 November 2024

Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes

Environment minister has lifted quantity restrictions on the city’s three marine outfalls

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News | 18 November 2024

SASSA CEO must resign over social grant failures, say Western Cape MPLs

But ANC members blame the Post Office

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News | 15 November 2024

Public Works Minister: Telkom Towers police HQ a “monument to inefficient management”

A billion rand later, the department will either repurpose the complex or get rid of it

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Brief | 15 November 2024

Thousands of Khayelitsha families have to use filthy toilets or an open field

Toilets have not been cleaned since early October

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Brief | 13 November 2024