South Africa|Western Cape

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Former mayor promised us houses, say Nyanga residents

Shack dwellers in Lotus Park emergency housing say they have been waiting since 2003

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News | 15 August 2018

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In photos: The long wait for social grants

“I arrived here at 8:30pm on Wednesday, only to be helped the next day.”

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Photo Essay | 15 August 2018

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Search continues for body of Hout Bay fisherman

Hangberg quiet after night of violent protest

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Brief | 14 August 2018

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Stand off between Old Mutual and Khayelitsha occupiers

Residents were removed but returned almost immediately

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Feature | 13 August 2018

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Hout Bay protest turns violent after poaching death

Hangberg residents accuse law enforcement of shooting Durick van Blerk

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News | 12 August 2018

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Occupiers of Cape Town buildings hold first congress

Reclaim The City elects leaders and adopts constitution on Women’s Day

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Brief | 10 August 2018

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Gay Congolese man’s harrowing journey to reach asylum in South Africa

But Saadi Ali Tokiti says he feels unsafe and unwanted in Cape Town

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News | 10 August 2018

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Train commuters take a ride with PRASA regional manager

Richard Walker hears commuters’ complaints about Metrorail

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News | 8 August 2018

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Owner breaks down house under tenants’ feet

Woodstock property stripped before eviction hearing starts

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News | 8 August 2018

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Taxi strike makes Cape Town’s transport misery worse

Torched busses cause Golden Arrow to cancel services to much of the Cape Flats

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News | 6 August 2018

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Bureaucracy leaves Khayelitsha toilets uncleaned since last year

Because janitors don’t have inoculations residents live with shit

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News | 6 August 2018

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Two toilets for dozens of residents in Khayelitsha

City says shacks in Enkanini will need to be relocated to make space for more toilets

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News | 3 August 2018

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Parkwood housing project gets underway

But neighbours worried about property values

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News | 3 August 2018

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Social housing: what if we can’t pay the rent, ask Salt River families

Pine Road residents worried about City plan

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News | 2 August 2018

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Who is burning Cape Town’s trains?

#UniteBehind sends letter to President Ramaphosa calling for perpetrators to be found

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News | 1 August 2018

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Rats and raw sewage part of daily life in Dunoon

City to spend R5 million to combat blocked drains in the area

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News | 1 August 2018