Police minister says he’s been working from home for four years because of “terrible” state of SAPS building

“We paid more money trying to fix that thing than we paid for buying it,” Bheki Cele tells Parliament

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News | 7 March 2024

Three people in hospital with serious burns after Dunoon shack fires

At least 200 people were left homeless after two fires at the weekend

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Brief | 5 March 2024

Yoliswa Dwane, education activist who condemned John Hlophe, is remembered at UCT event

She “dedicated her life to advancing social justice” but died “too young, too early”

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News | 4 March 2024

Cape Town Pride celebrates equality in South Africa, condemns Ghana’s new anti-gay law

“I am a proudly gay man,” city councillor Rob Quintas tells crowd

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Brief | 4 March 2024

Gugulethu school for adults abandoned by government, say residents

St Francis Community Learning Centre has to rely on illegal connection for electricity

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News | 1 March 2024

Photographing an eviction in Cape Town

I placed a GoPro on my camera to show what’s happening from a photographer’s perspective

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Video | 29 February 2024

Judges grapple with use of “ma se p…”

Court considers nuances of grammar in decision to acquit man

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Law | 29 February 2024

PRASA relocation of railway line occupiers was illegal, claims City of Cape Town

Parliament hears that City issued a contravention notice to rail agency, despite being part of relocation discussions

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News | 28 February 2024

Echoes of District Six evictions in case before the Constitutional Court

Judges question City of Cape Town about eviction of Bromwell Street tenants

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News | 28 February 2024

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Department of Fisheries says it welcomes suggestions

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Brief | 27 February 2024

Four people shot on public works property in Wynberg

Two days prior to the shooting, Parliament recommended the property become a drug rehabilitation centre

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News | 26 February 2024

Relocated railway line occupiers protest for water, electricity, and toilets

The families were moved in December to land owned by PRASA but the City of Cape Town is tasked with giving them basic services

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Brief | 23 February 2024

Khayelitsha families rebuild shacks after botched relocation

The voluntary move has now cost the shack dwellers money, materials, and belongings

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News | 23 February 2024

Fiery end to Green Point tent city

The homeless community was evicted on Thursday

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News | 22 February 2024

Shack dwellers hope for subsidised solar power

The City of Cape Town is considering partnering with alternative energy providers for informal settlements

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News | 21 February 2024

Increase tax on sugary drinks to fund an increase in social grants, say activists

Higher sugar tax would also save on health care

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News | 21 February 2024