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Steenvilla evictees disappointed after De Lille no-show

Mayor’s office says she was not aware of meeting with residents

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Brief | 6 July 2018

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Informal settlement dwellers rebuild despite repeat demolitions

Councillor says land belongs to the City and is earmarked for future housing projects

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News | 5 July 2018

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Social housing residents demand option to buy homes

Evicted people, informal settlement residents and backyarders march through city centre

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News | 5 July 2018

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Emergency housing for Hermanus community

But unclear if it will be enough to placate protesters

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News | 5 July 2018

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Cape Town launches Safe Space for homeless people

Facility will provide overnight shelter for up to 230 homeless people

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Brief | 4 July 2018

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How a woman secures her shack when it rains

Masiphumelele’s informal settlement is built on a wetland and regularly floods

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News | 4 July 2018

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Injured woman has Home Affairs nightmare

Long queues and rude officials have made it extremely difficult for Kundji Tembo to renew her asylum papers

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News | 4 July 2018

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Western Cape opposes national government’s mining rights approval

Department of Mineral Resources approved Australian company’s application to do mineral prospecting on northern bank of Olifants River estuary

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News | 3 July 2018

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Why do informal settlements get cluttered with litter?

UCT survey of Island in Khayelitsha provides some answers

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Science | 29 June 2018