South Africa|Western Cape

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Call to stop “catastrophic” health care budget cuts

Western Cape health workers warn of dire consequences if cuts are not reversed

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News | 13 February 2024

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Students sleep on the floor at CPUT amid housing funding blunder

The university says its own accredited and leased residences have already reached full capacity

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News | 12 February 2024

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Fire minister Dipuo Peters, rail activists demand

#UniteBehind wants President Ramaphosa to axe the deputy minister for allegedly enabling looting at PRASA

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Brief | 12 February 2024

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Vigil held in Sea Point for children of Gaza

The events were also to raise money for shoes for South African school children

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Brief | 12 February 2024

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Stop conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, protesters tell German consulate

They demanded Germany stop supporting the war on Gaza and resume funding UNRWA

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Brief | 9 February 2024

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Cape Town’s ocean-bound sewage options unveiled

City to deal with the 32-million litres of raw sewage it pumps out to sea every day

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News | 9 February 2024

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Video: We asked people what they want President Ramaphosa to say in the State of the Nation Address

“I want him to talk about crime … and youth who need jobs”

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Video | 8 February 2024

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UCT strike begins – support staff demand 7.5% increase for 2024

They also want a unified bargaining forum

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News | 8 February 2024

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Children feel the magic of stories at World Read Aloud Day

Event organised by Nal’ibali and the City of Cape Town

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Brief | 8 February 2024

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Two people are killed in gang violence in the Western Cape every day

At least 74 were bystanders

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Opinion | 8 February 2024

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Huge Gugulethu housing project dead in the water

Successive failure of construction companies leaves families waiting

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News | 8 February 2024

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UCT Employees Union to go on strike on Thursday

The union said negotiations with university has failed

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News | 7 February 2024

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Cape Town commuters stranded again as cable theft brings trains to a halt

Metrorail must prioritise security, say commuters

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Brief | 7 February 2024

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New Makhaza police station can’t open because there’s no water or electricity

The station was completed at the end of December after a 10-year wait

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News | 7 February 2024

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Rubbish piles up in growing Mfuleni settlements

More families moved onto land during Covid

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News | 6 February 2024

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Fishing companies take Creecy to court over quotas

Fishing Rights Allocation Process was “rushed and haphazardly allocated” says lawyer for fishers

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News | 5 February 2024