South Africa|Western Cape

Photo of debris after a shack was destroyed

Samora Machel residents destroy shops

Scrap dealer’s premises attacked

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Brief | 8 March 2016

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Artist finds inspiration in streets of Mitchells Plain

Anwar Davids designs poster for Open Streets festival

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News | 8 March 2016

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Sassa shows “contempt” for poor - Social Development

Government institutions clash in public

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News | 7 March 2016

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Police clampdown on gangs gets mixed reactions

Some Bishop Lavis residents do not support initiative

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News | 7 March 2016

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Dozens of Masiphumelele fire victims still homeless

“We are not here because we like it," says community hall resident

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News | 4 March 2016

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Nigerians expelled from Western Cape town

Fourteen people flee Wolseley after crowd marches against them, loots their shops, and accuses them of murder and drug-dealing

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News | 4 March 2016

Photo of Reclaim the City march in Sea Point

Province agrees to discuss future of Tafelberg School

Activists to reconsider intended court action against provincial government

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Brief | 3 March 2016

Photo of sex workers and passers-by at Bellville taxi rank

“What would you do if your sister was a sex worker?”

Sex workers explain to the public why their profession should not be a crime

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News | 3 March 2016

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Inheritance: women are still cut out

New laws fail to ensure equality

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Analysis | 3 March 2016

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How clean are Cape Town’s rivers?

Five years after a clean-up was launched there is progress, but not everywhere

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Feature | 3 March 2016

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City Bowl tenants angry after Council advertises their homes

Residents who have lived in Maynard Street for decades were not informed

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News | 2 March 2016

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Frustrated Tsunami residents set vehicles alight

Protesters blame City for refusing to allow electricity to be supplied to the area

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News | 2 March 2016

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Crime closes down community healthcare project in Delft

Afrika Tikkun quits area

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News | 2 March 2016

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Cycling club launched in Khayelitsha garage

Two enthusiasts start new project

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News | 2 March 2016

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Khayelitsha residents close down Somali shop

Community leaders say they didn’t authorise shop

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News | 29 February 2016

Photo of aftermath of fire in Imizamo Yethu.

Stop the fires, demand Hout Bay residents

Hundreds homeless after weekend fire

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News | 29 February 2016