Steenvilla social housing residents protest evictions
Company says some households haven’t paid rent for a year, while residents say they can’t afford increases
News | 24 July 2017
Hout Bay residents agree to keep the peace
But community remains split over reblocking and several leaders have been arrested for public violence
News | 24 July 2017
Armed attack on occupiers of Helen Bowden Nurses Home
Activists believe it was politically motivated
By Zoe Postman
Brief | 24 July 2017
Janitors struggle to cope with Wallacedene’s filthy toilets
City promises immunisation shots for workers and that all necessary equipment and chemicals will be delivered
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 July 2017
Kensington residents demand more police
Protest comes following spike in reported contact crimes
By Sune Payne
Brief | 24 July 2017
Houses damaged in N2 Gateway dispute
Residents and housing project steering committee members question beneficiary lists
Brief | 24 July 2017
City-hired security company suspends 250 employees
Workers claim they are placed where there is no clean water, toilets or electricity
News | 21 July 2017
Violence erupts in Hout Bay as City attempts to reblock
Anti-Land Invasion Unit demolishes over 50 shacks
By Zoe Postman
News | 20 July 2017
300 beds added to Western Cape’s shelters over past three years
But Cape Town CBD homeless shelters still need more beds
News | 20 July 2017