South Africa|Western Cape|Cape Town

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Woman allocated an RDP house years ago still lives in a shack

Bomkazi Sitela’s RDP house in Mandela Park was illegally occupied

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Brief | 29 June 2023

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An officer shot a homeless man. Two very different versions of what happened are being argued in court

Dumisani Joxo was shot “without warning”, witness tells the court

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News | 28 June 2023

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Farm worker unfairly dismissed after Swedish magazine interview

The Cape Town Labour Court has sent Claudine van Wyk’s case back to the CCMA

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Law | 28 June 2023

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Khayelitsha residents fed up with years of delays in housing project

Planning for the Taiwan informal settlement upgrade started in August 2018 and construction of 4,500 “housing opportunities” will only begin next year

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Brief | 27 June 2023

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Under water for two weeks: Cape Town’s Covid informal settlement

Residents fear disease could break out from the human waste in the water

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News | 26 June 2023

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Video: Meet Hout Bay’s Super Sandman

Innocent Zunga creates beautiful sculptures using beach sand

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Video | 22 June 2023

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Hundreds march to Gugulethu clinic demanding better service

Protesters want a new hospital to be built

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News | 21 June 2023

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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

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City of Cape Town and national government in spat over homeless people living at the Castle

Land belongs to Public Works department

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News | 20 June 2023

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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

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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