Evicted Paarl farm family moved to emergency housing

The Marthinus family lived in a library for a month after being evicted from the farm where they had lived for 20 years

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Brief | 18 January 2024

Deadline to open Stellenbosch rail link pushed out two months

Metrorail to run again at the end of February

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Brief | 17 January 2024

In photos: Beautiful bioluminescence at Muizenberg

Red tide lights up False Bay coast

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Brief | 16 January 2024

Rubbish is building up in the streets of this Cape Town township

August Plaatjies is conducting a one-man battle against garbage

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Brief | 15 January 2024

Massive protest in Cape Town in support of people of Gaza

This was part of a Global Day of Action for Palestine

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News | 13 January 2024

City of Cape Town rental flats in poor condition

Mayco member says the City has to manage 45,000 units and prioritises repairing them based on safety

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News | 12 January 2024

PRASA settlement to double in size in spite of problems with water and sanitation

Nearly 500 more families to be moved in by the end of the month

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Brief | 10 January 2024

Nyanga families battle two-day water outage

City of Cape Town workers are on site to fix burst pipe

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Brief | 9 January 2024

Cape Town’s railway occupiers are being moved but there are snags with water and sanitation supply

Some people occupying the Central Line are now refusing to be moved until service issues are resolved

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News | 14 December 2023

One of Cape Town’s few free rehab centres has closed its doors to adults

Concerns over further budget cuts and their impact on access to rehabilitation

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News | 14 December 2023

Small farmer makes a comeback after devastating floods

Genadendal farmer Johannes Arendse sells his produce in Cape Town

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News | 13 December 2023

No sign of accountability for Thabo Bester’s escape

Eight months since the highly publicised Parliamentary hearing, little action has been taken by Parliament or Correctional Services

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Analysis | 11 December 2023

Picket against fossil fuels at Muizenberg beach

Protests coincide with COP28 summit underway in Dubai

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Brief | 11 December 2023

Nearly two decades later, Makhaza police station is finally set to open soon

Meanwhile the community is being serviced by a 24-hour patrol and a mobile unit

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News | 11 December 2023

As Israel wages war, Jews and Muslims in Cape Town show a peaceful way

Interfaith sabbath, Hanukkah and Maghrib services hosted at Claremont Mosque

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Brief | 11 December 2023

Picket against “water apartheid”

There’s enough water - the problem is allocation, says protester

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Brief | 8 December 2023