Widespread flooding in Cape Town informal settlements

“Almost everyone around here is affected”

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Brief | 14 June 2023

Waste collection companies abandon contracts following shooting and threats

Fears for workers’ safety has caused two companies to stop collecting rubbish in the Philippi area

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News | 14 June 2023

Illegal connections to blame for leaving learners in the dark, says Eskom

Staff of Bloekombos High School make photocopies at neighbouring schools for exams

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News | 14 June 2023

Row over cost of Lottery’s annual reports

An answer in Parliament reveals millions of rand were spent on the reports over three years. But the company that produced them has defended its work and called on the DA to correct a condemnatory statement.

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News | 13 June 2023

Former activist organisation manager pleads guilty to fraud

SJC’s Xolani Klaas enters into a plea agreement after defrauding the organisation of more than R730,000

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Brief | 13 June 2023

Diep River occupiers say they’ll move if City provides acceptable accommodation

119 Families served with notice to vacate land on the Diep River floodplain

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Brief | 13 June 2023

Commuters call for better lighting and security at Parow station

This follows the armed robbery of several people while waiting for a train around 6am on Friday

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News | 13 June 2023

Exhibition imagines an alternative future for an inclusive Cape Town

Residents of Cissie Gool House have co-designed an exhibit at the Cape Institute for Architecture

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Brief | 8 June 2023

Philippi community and City seek ways to end no-go zone status

Residents hold meeting while City launches specialised policing units to protect its workers and infrastructure

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News | 6 June 2023

Hands off Antarctic, demand protesters

Door to the global fridge should be locked, say activists

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Brief | 5 June 2023

Kalk Bay’s beloved buskers

Some have been playing music on these streets for 20 years

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Photo Essay | 5 June 2023

Bo-Kaap and District Six plans passed despite public participation concerns

DA councillors vote plans through but residents say they haven’t had time to study them.

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News | 1 June 2023

Over 200 Khayelitsha families refuse to relocate for private hospital

A fast food outlet is also planned for the site

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News | 1 June 2023

Thriving Langa gardens feed hungry families

Former dumpsites transformed into vegetable plots

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Feature | 31 May 2023

Standoff between shack dwellers and sand mining company in Khayelitsha

Mining operations halted after families living in shacks near the site complain about sand filling their homes

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News | 30 May 2023