Three children rebuild their shack – again

City of Cape Town says only unoccupied shacks were demolished, but residents disagree

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News | 26 June 2019

Minister abandons commuters on train

After severe delays on Metrorail, transport minister Fikile Mbalula went back to his sirens and “blue light brigade”

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News | 25 June 2019

Marikana informal settlement erupts in protests

Vehicles torched and shack dwellers tear-gassed as Philippi East residents demand services from the City of Cape Town

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News | 24 June 2019

GROUNDVIEW: Julius Malema’s attack on the judiciary is self-serving

Our courts are not without problems but they have done as much as any arm of the state to realise the Bill of Rights

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GroundView | 24 June 2019

Investigation into Esethu Mcinjana arrest “almost finalised” say police

A month later, police have not yet returned Mcinjana’s house keys to her

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Brief | 24 June 2019

Cape Town storm pics: informal settlements hard hit by high winds

“The house was shaking and if I slept I knew I would be putting my life in danger”

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Photo Essay | 23 June 2019

Hard work and little pay: pushing heavily-laden trolleys while dodging traffic

Competition is stiff between the men who push trolleys for vendors in the Cape Town city centre

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Photo Essay | 21 June 2019

Mother can’t afford to bury her son, found dead days after police arrested him

“There is no evidence that his death was due to police action” says IPID

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News | 21 June 2019