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Wolwerivier residents track down city councillor at the beach
Wolwerivier residents and Ndifuna Ukwazi activists tracked down the City Council's Benedicta van Minnen at Camps Bay beach today after she was not available to meet them at the Civic Centre.
Barbara Maregele
News | 14 December 2015
Inner city revamp to benefit street people
Trees are to be planted in the open space off Canterbury Street in the city centre as part of a project designed to improve the lives of street people and others using the area. The project includes a mural on the wall of the Fruit and Veg City store to which street people will contribute.
Bernard Chiguvare
News | 14 December 2015
Snags as Masiphumelele rebuilds after fire
It has been almost two weeks since a fire burnt down over a 1,000 homes in Masiphumelele’s Section E and Section D. While efforts are underway to rebuild, many residents are encountering snags.
Thembela Ntongana
News | 11 December 2015
Dispute over who represents residents of informal settlement
The City of Cape Town is negotiating with a private owner to buy land in Klipheuwel and install services for families living in the informal settlement.
Bernard Chiguvare
News | 10 December 2015
Butterworth’s R9 million swimming pool is still empty after seven years
Seven years after building started, Butterworth’s R9 million swimming pool is still not finished.
News | 9 December 2015
Hope for Mtubatuba residents, after years of complaints
After years of complaining about water, electricity, sanitation, and roads, residents of KwaMsane in KwaZulu Natal say they got the attention of the authorities after their protest last month.
Ntombi Mbomvu
News | 9 December 2015
Pietermaritzburg municipal workers demand permanent jobs
About a hundred municipality workers on temporary contracts for the Msunduzi municipality, which includes Pietermaritzburg, downed their tools and protested outside the KaMagwayi depo yesterday. They are demanding permanent positions.
Ntombi Mbomvu
News | 8 December 2015
City steps up bus safety checks for annual exodus to Eastern Cape
The City of Cape Town will, from 10 December until Christmas Eve, step up safety checks on buses departing to the Eastern Cape. But some bus drivers are annoyed by the inconvenience this causes at the busiest time of the year.
Siyavuya Khaya and GroundUp staff
News | 7 December 2015
Masiphumelele: before and after the fire
Here are two aerial photographs of Masiphumelele's Section D and Section E informal settlements. The first was taken before Sunday morning's fire, and the second was taken after.
GroundUp staff
News | 4 December 2015