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Housing versus parking in Cape Town’s inner-city
Cars should not be under cover when people are living on the streets, says activist at first public meeting on Harrington Square in Cape Town
News | 22 April 2026
Refugee eviction case pushed to October
City of Cape Town and national government have applied to evict people living at the Wingfield and Bellville sites
News | 22 April 2026
Tswaing mayor and council told to explain dodgy appointments
Investigation ordered by North West MEC finds “dangerously systemic” maladministration at the municipality
By Seth Thorne
News | 22 April 2026
South Africa and Lesotho agree that IDs will be enough to cross the border
Basotho who have been barred from South Africa for overstaying will be granted amnesty
News | 21 April 2026
Fed-up residents grab brooms and shovels to fix their town
“We need to work together to get the town back in shape and be proud of it”
By Thembi Siaga and Anton van Zyl
News | 21 April 2026
Pit toilets: Eastern Cape parents take matters into their own hands
Parents at Good Hope Primary in Cofimvaba are building their own toilets
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
News | 21 April 2026
Komani residents given ultimatum: Pay rates or lose electricity
But protesters say they are being billed for services they do not receive
News | 20 April 2026
Cape Town swimmers demand public pools stay open seven days a week in summer
Dressed in swimming caps and goggles, community members took their protest to the City’s budget public participation meeting
News | 17 April 2026
Durban rape cover-up trial: survivor testifies police pressured her to withdraw charges
Rape complainant says she was taken from her home and driven around by police with her rapist before being detained
By Benita Enoch
News | 16 April 2026