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SJC head Axolile Notywala arrested

Witness claims arrested activists were filming police but not obstructing them

Lockdown in pictures - Day 120: Grade R closed

District Six: This time the bulldozers are there to build houses

Long-buried houses revealed as diggers clear the site for housing

In photos: Standoff between police and occupiers of Cape Town nature reserve

This is an especially large occupation

Lockdown in pictures - Day 119: Claiming land

“Our toilets have been blocked since 2016” says Khayelitsha resident

Enkanini informal settlement gives the City a week to respond to demands for toilets and water

Two schools torched in protest for land

“They are threatening our future. This year is already hard with Covid-19” says matric student

Lockdown in pictures - Day 118: Fired, fired, retrenched, fired, retrenched, retrenched

Learners demand solid classrooms after storm destroys prefabs

MEC says her department has acquired land in the area. Phased in occupancy could start in 2022