Articles for Steve Kretzmann

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

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

Cape Town is losing its trees

As global temperature records continue to be broken, cities need to move fast to protect residents from heat stress. Planting trees seems the simplest solution

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News | 31 October 2024

Packaging companies flout rules on waste picker payments

Waste pickers collect, sort and transport most of our recyclable waste, and regulations say they be must paid for their services

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News | 25 October 2024

Government losing 1,800 firearms a year to criminals

Firearm-related murders in South Africa have risen to 34 per day

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News | 18 October 2024

Western Cape town “held to ransom” by cable theft syndicate

Repeated extended blackouts as electricity poles are cut down and cables stolen

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News | 10 October 2024

In photos: the Reclaim the City occupations

Open day at the old Woodstock Hospital and Helen Bowden Nurses Home in Cape Town

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Photo Essay | 2 October 2024

New plan for inner-city housing in Cape Town

City centre should accommodate up to 50,000 people by 2040

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News | 1 October 2024

PRASA corruption investigations get pushback from MK Party MPs

The Special Investigating Unit presented its findings to Parliament on Wednesday

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News | 19 September 2024