Housing

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UCT doctors join campaign for Tafelberg housing

Open letter to Premier Helen Zille

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Opinion | 8 June 2016

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Disabled woman lives in a cardboard shack on a filthy hill

Poverty haunts Centerton, on the edge of the citrus town of Hankey

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News | 7 June 2016

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Toilets never worked in France

Residents have flush toilets but have to use a bucket system

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Brief | 6 June 2016

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Debate on future of Tafelberg property heats up

Affordable housing or private school? Deadline for submissions is 9 June

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News | 6 June 2016

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City demolishes occupied shacks using court interdict

Councillor says eviction order not required

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News | 6 June 2016

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Wescape: 800,000 people in Koeberg’s nuclear “red” zone?

Several City of Cape Town departments and Nuclear Regulator object to new project

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Feature | 2 June 2016

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Siqalo residents protest over rubbish collection jobs

Protesters angry at “failed’ interviews

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Brief | 1 June 2016

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Wescape: who will finance the new city?

Developers say no public finance will be needed, but critics are sceptical

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Feature | 1 June 2016

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Pietermaritzburg voters demand new election candidate

Protesters block roads again

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News | 1 June 2016

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Wescape: thriving new city or failed development?

Controversy surrounds huge West Coast project

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Feature | 31 May 2016

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Turn Tafelberg into affordable housing, pleads novelist

"To sell off the Tafelberg land is to discard the opportunity to plan for a city that is built on integration, compassion, trust and justice."

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Opinion | 30 May 2016

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“Milestone” for Langa old age home

Sizamile Foundation signs lease on City property

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News | 27 May 2016

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Councillor accused of punishing voters for choosing another election candidate

Willowfountain residents say they are being deprived of water

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News | 25 May 2016

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This simple task is a nightmare if you live in a shack

Just washing your clothes is slow, difficult and dangerous

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Photo Essay | 23 May 2016

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Blikkiesdorp residents hopeful after meeting with mayor

City commits to providing land for “qualified beneficiaries”

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Brief | 20 May 2016

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No room at the shelter as winter approaches

Shelters can't accommodate more people, says Street People’s Forum

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News | 20 May 2016