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Residents complain of potholes in Khayelitsha

What started out as just a tweet from a frustrated Khayelitsha resident, has now put the spotlight on potholes.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 19 March 2014

MK veterans and Upington 26 murder trialists claim exceptionalism

In Upington, 40 four-roomed RDP-size houses reserved for ex-political prisoners and MK veterans were occupied in the course of 2013. None of the occupiers have to date paid for municipal services and some are subletting their properties.

Selby Nomnganga

News | 19 March 2014

Thuli Madon-Yoda

News | 19 March 2014

Ajax Cape Town to defend their Metropolitan U19 Premier Cup this Easter

Last night, 18 March, saw the launch of the 26th edition of the Metropolitan U19 Premier Cup in Cape Town. Bayhill United founded the tournament and some 32 teams from around the country and the world take part.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 19 March 2014

City responds to comments made at the Crime Summit in Khayelitsha

The City has responded to a statement made at the Crime Summit held on 14 March in Khayelitsha.

News | 19 March 2014

The week in political activism - March 19, 2014

This week we cover the NUMSA Day of Action for Youth Jobs and the TAC’s People’s Health Manifesto campaign.

Brent Meersman

News | 19 March 2014

A traumatic revenge: an extract from Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho’s collection of short stories

In the vein of Can Themba’s short stories about Sophiatown, Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho writes about life in the townships today.

Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho

News | 19 March 2014

Misunderstood and villainised: the minibus taxi industry’s real issues with MyCiTi

For many Capetonians, minibus taxis are synonymous with survival. Without the taxi fleet, which evolved to fill system-wide gaps in public transport planning and service delivery, many would be stranded. Yet the industry is viewed with contempt by many: a stain on the city, or a problem out of control.

Martin Eichhorn

News | 19 March 2014

SAPS in Harare, Khayelitsha: setup to fail?

Advocate Nazreen Bawa continued to lead evidence today with Colonel Gert Nel, former station commander of Harare police station, and Colonel Tshotleho Raboliba, current station commander at Harare.

Adam Armstrong

News | 18 March 2014