South Africa|Western Cape

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Sewage in the sea: City fails to meet Hout Bay permit conditions

The City of Cape Town’s own data shows it is releasing more sewage than is allowed

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News | 17 November 2023

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Public works slammed for mismanagement of prime Cape Town property

A two-hectare property and heritage buildings have been left to ruin

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News | 17 November 2023

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Spoekiesdorp families haunted by past evictions and uncertain future

“Many of us are here because we were evicted from farms. We were dumped here”

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News | 17 November 2023

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Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights

Fisheries department announces long-awaited permits finalised in the Western Cape

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News | 15 November 2023

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Activists doorstop police to demand answers for brutal barbershop assault

Police and IPID silent on the investigation into the assault of Juma Igiranieza on 7 November

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Brief | 15 November 2023

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Shack dwellers want sand mining halted

They say the sand is damaging their shacks. The City of Cape Town says the affected households will only be relocated in 2024

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News | 15 November 2023

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Khayelitsha schools battle illegal electricity connections

Electricity theft has left Nomsa Maphongwana Primary School in Mandela Park with a Eskom bill of more than R167,880

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News | 15 November 2023

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Pro-Israel protest disrupted in Cape Town

Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis calls for tolerance, emphasises right to protest and condemns threat against Jewish school

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Photo Essay | 12 November 2023

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Tens of thousands march through Cape Town in solidarity with Palestinians

Call for Western Cape government to stand with Palestine as it has with Ukraine

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News | 11 November 2023

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Barber assaulted by police officers in full view of CCTV

Video shows Juma Igiranieza being beaten up at his workplace

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Video | 10 November 2023

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Mitchells Plain residents refuse to accept Langa rail occupiers as neighbours

“Try to understand our plight and our current living conditions” says Langa rail occupier

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News | 9 November 2023

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Protection racket halts toilet cleaning in Khayelitsha

Service provider withdrew after threats at gunpoint and extortion attempts

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News | 9 November 2023

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Women farm workers demand meeting with Minister of Agriculture

Women on Farms Project marched to Parliament on Wednesday

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News | 9 November 2023

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Vigils held in Cape Town for Gaza war

People gathered at Parliament and at the University of Cape Town to express solidarity with Palestine

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News | 8 November 2023

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It’s “Toad versus Road” in the Cape High Court

Environmentalists challenge road extension that threatens endangered Western Leopard Toads

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News | 7 November 2023

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Cape Town city centre tenants in tears as municipality auctions their homes

City says the Maynard Street homes are part of a de-proclaimed road scheme and are no longer required for municipal purposes

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News | 6 November 2023