New land occupiers say they are flood victims

People relocating to Mpukwini from Island informal settlement had their shacks demolished on the weekend

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News | 19 August 2019

Commuters left stranded by Metrorail in Cape Town

“Every day when I arrive at work I am already exhausted because of the shoving and standing inside the overcrowded trains.”

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Brief | 19 August 2019

Zimbabweans too intimidated to speak out, even in South Africa

“Government monitors social media. I am scared if I make negative comments, I would get blacklisted and not get my passport.”

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Brief | 19 August 2019

Coastal Bylaw intends to push back Beachfront property spread

But draft criticised for draconian measures such as outlawing foul language

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News | 19 August 2019

Women neighbourhood watch members lead crime fighting in “most dangerous” communities

“We decided that we couldn’t depend on the police to do everything”

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News | 19 August 2019

Former mine workers march to Parliament on Marikana day

Unpaid Benefits Campaign say it can prove workers are owed money

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Brief | 16 August 2019

Cape Town municipality knew Site B could be sold for more but chose to sell quickly instead

Forensic investigation clears City of wrongdoing but nevertheless raises troubling questions

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News | 16 August 2019

MyCiTi suspension on N2 hits commuters hard

Khayelitsha commuters are battling with transport costs

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News | 16 August 2019

DTI washes its hands of lottery scandal

Minister Ebrahim Patel is legally obliged to hold the National Lotteries Commission accountable

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News | 15 August 2019

Social housing gets green light at Salt River Market

Activists say they will only celebrate when they see ground broken

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Brief | 14 August 2019

Sixty learners to a classroom in Driftsands

Parents shut down Cape Town school because of overcrowding

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Brief | 14 August 2019

RDP beneficiaries live with shoddy construction

“I was a backyarder on the housing list for 33 years before I received this house … I am so disappointed”

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News | 14 August 2019

No internet for over a year at Lwandle public library

City says cable theft and “excessively high” costs of 3G data are to blame

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Brief | 14 August 2019

Family of six no longer has to survive on one old age pension

Mayor and government intervene to help Flagstaff family get IDs, social grants and a better home

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Brief | 13 August 2019

District Six: Why judge described minister as “reckless and grossly negligent”

Personal cost order against Maite Nkoana Mashabane after land claims process stalls

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Law | 13 August 2019

Eyewitnesses describe police beating a man who had a mental disability

IPID appears not to have interviewed key witnesses

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Feature | 13 August 2019