South Africa|Western Cape

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Openness of Bongani Mayosi’s family shows great courage

Depression is an illness, not a shame

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GroundView | 30 July 2018

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Obs locals protest for open public space

Residents worried about encroaching development

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News | 28 July 2018

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If commuters thought Metrorail couldn’t get worse, it did this week

Cape Town’s central line is operating with eight train sets. It needs 33.

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News | 27 July 2018

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#UniteBehind accuses Epping company of buying copper stolen from railways

SA Metal says its staff are trained to identify stolen material and to alert management immediately

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Brief | 26 July 2018

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Room with a view: Occupiers explain why they have moved into a dilapidated Waterfront property

Living closer to the city has made life much easier

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Feature | 26 July 2018

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Masiphumelele residents frustrated after De Lille visit

Residents say mayoral pop-up office left housing questions unanswered

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News | 25 July 2018

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Police and protesters accused of brutality in Hermanus

Cele promises to bring IPID to Zwelihle to investigate

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Feature | 25 July 2018

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City acts against Steenvilla evictees

Long-running battle at Cape Town’s largest social housing complex may have drawn to an end

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News | 25 July 2018

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Cape Town’s neglected council flats

City says it will spend R147 million on upgrades to the rental units it owns

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Feature | 24 July 2018

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Woodstock families given eight months to vacate homes

Magistrate says eviction is a result of gentrification

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News | 24 July 2018

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I was naked when officials burst into my shack

City of Cape Town demolishes shacks in Nkandla

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Brief | 23 July 2018

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In photos: Bheki Cele versus Hermanus protesters

Tensions escalate in Zwelihle following assault on police officer and subsequent house raids by SAPS

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News | 21 July 2018

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Cape Town’s apartheid-era hostel dwellers want family homes

“I have to share a room with my children and grandchildren”

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News | 20 July 2018

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Paraplegic man faces eviction

Swartland municipality says it is investigating possible alternatives although it is not obliged to do so

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News | 20 July 2018

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Zimbabweans in South Africa fear elections won’t be free and fair

Zimbabweans go to the polls on 30 July

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Brief | 20 July 2018

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Khayelitsha residents install their own communal taps

City of Cape Town says connections are illegal but it will see if it can assist with services

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Brief | 20 July 2018