Court declares Cape Town’s new fixed charges unconstitutional

Fixed charges for water, sanitation, and cleaning be set aside from 30 June

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Law | 30 April 2026

US funding cuts put Cape Town users at risk of not getting vital medicine

Streetscapes stepped in to help foot the bill for methadone costs after access issues at some centres

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News | 1 May 2026

Cape Town struggles to relocate Khayelitsha families living on sinkholes

City warns against filling holes with debris but residents say they cannot live with open sinkholes

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Brief | 1 May 2026

Homeless people tell their story in new Mike van Graan play

Actors in “Humans of the streets” have been through the Streetscapes programme

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News | 29 April 2026

Untangling the red tape of crèche registration

City of Cape Town is trying to make the process easier for Early Childhood Development centres

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News | 23 April 2026

Activists mark Earth Day with march to Parliament

They are calling on government to move away from “false solutions” to the Just Transition

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Brief | 22 April 2026

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

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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

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News | 22 April 2026

Farm workers march to Parliament calling for land

“I want to create a better life for my children” says evicted farm woman

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Brief | 21 April 2026