South Africa|Western Cape|Cape Town

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Dunoon neighbourhood watch shelter set ablaze

Meanwhile communication breaks down between citizen patrols and police

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News | 12 April 2018

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Dunoon women choose toilets over businesses

Shipping containers pushed into the road to make way for new toilets

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News | 11 April 2018

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Anger over 10,000-seater stadium for Observatory

“We want development that supports the area,” says resident

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News | 11 April 2018

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Neighbours help land occupiers living in “unbearable conditions”

Mfuleni backyarders stay in large rickety shack

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News | 9 April 2018

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Unions to march against labour law changes

Saftu says right to strike undermined and minimum wage threatened

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Brief | 9 April 2018

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Social grant payouts go smoothly in Western Cape

SASSA says over 900,000 people have been successfully paid so far in the province

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News | 9 April 2018

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Khayelitsha residents demand justice for murdered land occupiers

Picket held outside NPA and SAPS

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Brief | 6 April 2018

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Couple’s nightmare battle with Home Affairs

Despite living together for nine years, a life partner visa has been refused three times

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News | 6 April 2018

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Jesus Saves: tough love or exploitation?

Straatwerk accused of exploiting homeless people but the organisation defends its methods

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News | 6 April 2018

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Commuter takes stand against Metrorail sexual harassment

Parliament’s transport committee chair says she will ask rail company to investigate

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Brief | 6 April 2018

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Mother of raped, disabled child says police have failed them

“She could not identify an accused. The police could therefore not proceed with further investigation” says SAPS

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News | 5 April 2018

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Survival of the fittest for Metrorail commuters

Elderly woman struggles to catch train even when it was an hour late

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Brief | 5 April 2018

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Showdown in court over Ceres evictions

Municipality wants to evict 27 people who have occupied the Bella Vista 309 Housing Project

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News | 5 April 2018

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Relocated Khayelitsha residents want the basic services they were promised

Residents say ward councillor Andile Lili said they would get electricity, taps and toilets

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News | 5 April 2018

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Khayelitsha woman won’t be put off teaching

Fed up with the public school system, Neliswa Dludla set up the Early Birds Lifestyle Academy

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News | 5 April 2018

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Never too old to compete for gold

Thousands join the Cape Town Games for Older Living

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Photo Essay | 3 April 2018