Articles for Matthew Hirsch
South African scientist hopes to head world’s most important climate change body
Debra Roberts is running for the position of chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Interview | 19 June 2023
Community gardens bloom from vacant lots in Salt River
Embarrassed by the rubbish amidst Salt River’s striking street art, a tour guide decided to do something about it
News | 15 June 2023
Exhibition imagines an alternative future for an inclusive Cape Town
Residents of Cissie Gool House have co-designed an exhibit at the Cape Institute for Architecture
Brief | 8 June 2023
Bo-Kaap and District Six plans passed despite public participation concerns
DA councillors vote plans through but residents say they haven’t had time to study them.
News | 1 June 2023
Having withstood apartheid removals, District Six families fight eviction by new owner
Original District Six cottages now face the threat of developer’s bulldozers
News | 22 May 2023
First glimpse of plans for Salt River and Woodstock
Some of the concerns raised at the meeting on Saturday were about green spaces, transport, and housing
News | 15 May 2023
Ratepayers get behind new Safe Space for homeless in Green Point
New overnight shelter should be complete by end of the year
News | 5 May 2023
Last-minute delay to court hearing on eviction of homeless people on Cape Town’s streets
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, representing about 120 homeless people, wants the City to provide “proper alternative accommodation”
News | 19 April 2023
Indigenous plant nursery run by homeless people brings new life to vacant land in Claremont
Ten formerly homeless people have been employed by the project through the U-turn Homeless Service Centre
News | 12 April 2023