Court gives Hermanus occupiers till June to oppose eviction

Over 4,000 people now occupy privately owned land in Schulphoek

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News | 5 February 2019

Mural tells the story of the Siyangena informal settlement

A wall that could have been a barrier has connected a community

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News | 5 February 2019

Woman can’t keep the dog that saved her life

Scotty rescued Nonzame Vuyi in a shack fire in Cape Town; now he may have to be sent to the Eastern Cape

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News | 5 February 2019

Mfuleni schools shut down as unplaced learners protest

Education department says enrolments in Western Cape have increased by more than 18,000

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News | 4 February 2019

Khayelitsha clinic saves lives of our best friends

Mdzananda Animal Clinic treats nearly 700 animals a month

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Photo Essay | 1 February 2019

Is Zandvliet poisoning Capetonians?

A nearby community is convinced it is, but test results are inconclusive

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Science | 1 February 2019

Activist leader Axolile Notywala arrested

Residents of informal settlements demand sanitation in protest aimed at Mayor Dan Plato

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News | 31 January 2019

We will occupy any open land, vow backyarders

Backyarders complain that they are not given the same opportunities as people living in informal settlements

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News | 31 January 2019

Dead man found on railway tracks

Police suspect he was a robber

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Brief | 30 January 2019

Evicted from their home, farmworker’s family camp in an old clinic

Sanna Syster lost her rights to her house when her husband died

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News | 30 January 2019

Asylum seekers forced to go to Port Elizabeth to apply for documents

Applicants can’t wait until promised opening of Cape Town office in June

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Brief | 29 January 2019

School hit with half-a-million rand water bill

Neighbours tapped into school’s supply

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News | 28 January 2019

In photos: Bonteheuwel schools show their athletics skills

Usually in the news because of its gang crime, these photos show a happier, more hopeful side of this neighbourhood

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Photo Essay | 25 January 2019

SAPS appeals police resources judgment

Social Justice Coalition says appeal will hurt vulnerable communities

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Brief | 24 January 2019

Home Affairs to open refugee office in Maitland

New applicants to be served in Cape Town again

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Brief | 24 January 2019