Arm-wrestling pulls record number of contenders to national champs

The tournament was held in Paarl at the weekend

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News | 1 July 2024

Two people die as fire rips through crowded backyard in Strand

Community leader says there were 13 shacks in one yard in Nomzamo township in Cape Town

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Brief | 1 July 2024

Eskom to close its community service centres in Khayelitsha and Bellville

City of Cape Town condemns decision and says there is a “notable increase” in complaints from customers supplied directly by Eskom

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News | 28 June 2024

UCT council adopts Gaza resolutions

Call for immediate ceasefire

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Brief | 25 June 2024

Hermanus magistrate messed up in domestic violence case, judges rule

The High Court set aside the conviction and sentence of a man accused of breaching a protection order

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Law | 25 June 2024

Cape Town’s relocated railway occupiers protest over water

The R300 was blocked for several hours in what the community say was a “last resort” to be heard

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Brief | 25 June 2024

PRASA fined R25,000 by City of Cape Town for contravening zoning laws

Temporary relocation of families occupying central line contravened municipal by-laws

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Brief | 22 June 2024

Court grants order to evict hundreds of people living on streets of Cape Town

But judge puts strict conditions on the way the eviction must be carried out and emphasises that the city also belongs to the evictees, as it does to those who live in mansions

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Law | 19 June 2024

Huge housing project stopped by “masked thugs”

Beneficiaries of Covid Village relocation project in Cape Town marched to Mfuleni police station to demand SAPS take action

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News | 19 June 2024

Shelters in Cape Town are filling up as winter bites

The Haven’s shelters are already 85% full

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Brief | 18 June 2024

In photos: one of the worst places to live in Cape Town

“Our parents lived in this poverty, we are living in this poverty, and now our children are living in this poverty”

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News | 14 June 2024

Philippi satellite police station to open after two-year wait

The community is desperate for more policing

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Brief | 13 June 2024

Backyarders vs City of Cape Town in court

Judgment reserved in Belhar occupation case

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Law | 10 June 2024

State completes investigation into three SAPS officers charged with torturing Cape Town barber

No response from SAPS on whether the three are still employed or on duty

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Brief | 7 June 2024

In photos: Cape Town houses flooded

Over 40 informal settlements seriously affected by heavy rains

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Photo Essay | 6 June 2024

First sitting of new Parliament will be at the Cape Town International Convention Centre

The new National Assembly will not be complete until February 2026

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Brief | 6 June 2024