Khayelitsha residents up in arms over poor sanitation and “crumbling” homes

SANCO also wants the City of Cape Town and not national government to be responsible for helping fire victims

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Brief | 21 November 2024

Ministry confirms no restriction on amount of sewage Cape Town may pump out to sea

Clarity given after City’s claim that it is still limited by historic licence conditions

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News | 21 November 2024

800 families share two “illegal” taps

Mfuleni residents have also had to resort to digging holes to bury human waste

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Brief | 20 November 2024

Cape Town may pump as much sewage into the sea as it likes

Environment minister has lifted quantity restrictions on the city’s three marine outfalls

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News | 18 November 2024

SASSA CEO must resign over social grant failures, say Western Cape MPLs

But ANC members blame the Post Office

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News | 15 November 2024

Public Works Minister: Telkom Towers police HQ a “monument to inefficient management”

A billion rand later, the department will either repurpose the complex or get rid of it

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Brief | 15 November 2024

Thousands of Khayelitsha families have to use filthy toilets or an open field

Toilets have not been cleaned since early October

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Brief | 13 November 2024

In photos: Turner Adams’s tattooed body told more than one story

Former Lavender Hill gangster died on 29 October

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Photo Essay | 12 November 2024

Mother of three dies in Cape Town shack fire

Eight shacks burnt down in Marikana informal settlement on the weekend leaving 24 people homeless

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Brief | 11 November 2024

Illegal electricity cables “a huge risk” to Cape Town hospital

City promises shack dwellers will get their own electricity

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Brief | 11 November 2024

Taxi driver died of “blunt force trauma”, says police watchdog

Luvuyo Vimba died after a clash with police

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Brief | 7 November 2024

Court bid to block TotalEnergies gas project off West Coast

Fishers and activists want government to reverse environmental authorisation

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News | 7 November 2024

In photos: Sports day for learners with disabilities in Cape Town

The event in Gugulethu marked the start of Disability Rights Awareness Month which runs until 3 December

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Photo Essay | 7 November 2024

In photos: The fisher women of Doringbaai

Spirit of Endeavour Fisherfolk Women was formed to share skills and help protect the environment from damage

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Photo Essay | 7 November 2024

Pensioner loses everything on Banxso

The investment platform under scrutiny since April has had its license suspended

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News | 7 November 2024

Murdered Cape Town taxi driver: family calls for probe

Luvuyo Vimba died after a clash with police

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Brief | 6 November 2024