South Africa|Western Cape

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Why do informal settlements get cluttered with litter?

UCT survey of Island in Khayelitsha provides some answers

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Science | 29 June 2018

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Blikkiesdorp residents frustrated by housing delays

City councillor estimates new RDP homes will be completed in two years

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Photo Essay | 29 June 2018

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Judge Hlophe fails to explain why judgments are extremely late

Sixteen judgments at the Cape High Court have been outstanding for more than half-a-year. Six have been outstanding since 2016.

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News | 29 June 2018

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Hout Bay roads blocked in taxi tiff

Route to Cape Town is supposed to be for MyCiTi only, but taxis have starting using it again

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News | 28 June 2018

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“We have no place to defecate” says Khayelitsha resident

City has promised to fix blocked toilets in Green Point informal settlement, but blames land occupiers for problem

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News | 28 June 2018

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Hope for solar geyser company dependent on government contracts

But workers haven’t been paid for months and are upset by the company’s labour practices

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News | 28 June 2018

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Charges dismissed against three men accused of murdering Zanele Sandlana

Magistrate’s decision greeted with tears by protesters

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News | 27 June 2018

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De Lille and protesters in tense stand-off

Vrygrond residents furious that the mayor addressed media before them, while she accused the community’s leadership of rejecting all the City’s proposals

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News | 26 June 2018

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Officials don’t understand how much I struggle to survive, says land occupier

Shacks demolished on state-owned land in Khayelitsha

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News | 26 June 2018