Taps not tankers say land occupiers in Cape Town

“We are wary of using water from the tankers because of what happened in Hammanskraal”

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Brief | 23 June 2023

No one knows when building will restart on the Manenberg School of Skills

The construction tender was ruled invalid because of bungling by a Western Cape government department

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News | 23 June 2023

There’s a way to sort out lighting in informal settlements

Solar powered public lights are better than high-mast lights, collaborative Cape Town project suggests

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Opinion | 23 June 2023

Homeless man killed by Cape Town officer was part of a gang, court told

Defence in murder trial says evidence by the state witness is “tailored”

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News | 22 June 2023

Families here relieve themselves in plastic bags which they throw into the drains

In Lusaka informal settlement in Cape Town there are not enough toilets, drains are blocked, and there is a terrible stench

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News | 22 June 2023

Video: Meet Hout Bay’s Super Sandman

Innocent Zunga creates beautiful sculptures using beach sand

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Video | 22 June 2023

Hundreds march to Gugulethu clinic demanding better service

Protesters want a new hospital to be built

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News | 21 June 2023

Cape Town winter readiness does not include the townships, says Khayelitsha community leader

But the City says illegal occupiers of a wetland area have blocked outlets, causing flooding

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Brief | 20 June 2023

Homeless man had not intended to fight officer who shot him dead, claims witness

Defence argues that the officer was being attacked when the shot went off that killed Dumisani Joxo in Cape Town last year

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News | 20 June 2023

In photos: Cape Town’s flooded townships

June’s not over and already recorded rainfall far exceeds the month’s average

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Brief | 19 June 2023

Somali shop owners fear turf war between extortion gangs

“Policing” in Philippi is done by criminal syndicates

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News | 19 June 2023

Former transport minister should be suspended says Parliament’s ethics committee

Joe Maswanganyi “failed to understand his role as the Minister of Transport”

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News | 15 June 2023

Two men were stoned and burnt to death in Philippi on Tuesday. Residents who were there told us why

“People don’t trust police because they know the suspect is going to be released in a few days or weeks or the case might be thrown out of court for lack of evidence.”

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Brief | 15 June 2023

Community gardens bloom from vacant lots in Salt River

Embarrassed by the rubbish amidst Salt River’s striking street art, a tour guide decided to do something about it

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News | 15 June 2023