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Court showdown over Cape Flats evictions
“We are not here because we want to be here. We are here because we need homes.”
News | 16 October 2023
March in Cape Town in support of Gaza as Israel orders evacuation
Official death toll rises to 3,000 - over 1,200 Israelis and about 1,800 Palestinians - as violence escalates
Text by Matthew Hirsch and Nathan Geffen. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 13 October 2023
eThekwini land occupiers claim officials attacked them without warning
The municipality claims it faced violent resistance when it was carrying out shack demolitions
News | 13 October 2023
Every Saturday this small shack turns into a vibrant children’s book club
Philippi resident Sindeka Mandoyi started the Chosi-chosi book club in 2019 to share her passion for reading
News | 13 October 2023
Almost 4,000 households still to be moved off Cape Town railway land
While plans for temporary relocation of 891 households occupying the Central Line are making progress, thousands of households remain on the railway
By Steve Kretzmann and Sandiso Phaliso
News | 12 October 2023
Protest after Joburg suburb without tap water for over 50 days
Frustrated South Hills residents blocked main roads and burnt tyres
News | 12 October 2023
MPs grill Social Development over grant payments
“If the same findings are coming through, how effective are these enforcement powers of the Auditor-General?”
News | 12 October 2023
No rubbish collection for third month in Mamelodi
Vendors desperate as garbage piles up
News | 12 October 2023
Protests in Cape Town in solidarity with Palestinians
Dean of St Georges Cathedral calls for peace vigil
News | 11 October 2023