Housing

Photo of Newcastle informal settlement in Khayelitsha.

City loses bid to evict Newcastle residents

Court rules in favour of community

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Brief | 10 March 2016

Photo of debris after a shack was destroyed

Samora Machel residents destroy shops

Scrap dealer’s premises attacked

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Brief | 8 March 2016

Photo of river

Diepsloot residents demand bridge over deadly river

"We call on you to build the footbridge where Angel Sibanda died before your term as mayor ends"

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Brief | 7 March 2016

Picture of people waiting in line to draw water from a tap

City buys Klipheuwel land

Electricity to be installed

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Brief | 7 March 2016

Photo of two children in community hall

Dozens of Masiphumelele fire victims still homeless

“We are not here because we like it," says community hall resident

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News | 4 March 2016

Photo of Reclaim the City march in Sea Point

Province agrees to discuss future of Tafelberg School

Activists to reconsider intended court action against provincial government

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Brief | 3 March 2016

Photo of women cleaning a river

How clean are Cape Town’s rivers?

Five years after a clean-up was launched there is progress, but not everywhere

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Feature | 3 March 2016

Photo of Maynard Street road sign

City Bowl tenants angry after Council advertises their homes

Residents who have lived in Maynard Street for decades were not informed

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News | 2 March 2016

Photo of burnt out vehicles on N2

Frustrated Tsunami residents set vehicles alight

Protesters blame City for refusing to allow electricity to be supplied to the area

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News | 2 March 2016