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Hopes for new Cape Town restaurant after Covid-19 devastated industry
“Local everything” should be industry’s new focus, says restaurateur
Text by James Stent. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 18 September 2020
73 workers dismissed for protest over unpaid Covid-19 relief funds
They also cannot access UIF benefits because the Department of Labour system shows that they are still employed
News | 18 September 2020
City appeals against provincial authorisation of R4 billion River Club development
Environment department cites several concerns, particularly the risk of flooding
News | 17 September 2020
“Scandal-ridden” Lottery board chairman to leave in November
Alfred Nevhutanda had refused to resign
News | 17 September 2020
Cape Town councillors and activists trade accusations over land occupations
20,000 shacks have been built since January but City says it only has money to build 2,000 houses
News | 16 September 2020
Covid-19: “We are starving” says singer Vicky Sampson
About 50 musicians and performers picket outside Parliament demanding relief money
News | 16 September 2020
Hungry children go hunting to get food
Without daily school meals, children do odd jobs or hunt pigeons and rabbits to get lunch
News | 16 September 2020
We are living in liquid shit, say eThembeni families
City of Cape Town says it’s not possible to drain away dirty water after sewage pipe burst
News | 16 September 2020
Report shows how lenders prey on social grant recipients
Low-risk loans but high interest rates
By James Stent
News | 15 September 2020