City
Bo-Kaap and District Six plans passed despite public participation concerns
DA councillors vote plans through but residents say they haven’t had time to study them.
News | 1 June 2023
City of Joburg demolished Mama Fifi’s urban farm, but she’s determined to start again
June demolition of Bertrams Urban Farm, running for 16 years, disrupted dozens of feeding schemes
Video | 8 August 2022
Rubbish piles up in Cape Town’s townships as residents fight over jobs
The City says it is making efforts to upgrade the jobseekers’ database
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Mary-Anne Gontsana
Feature | 9 March 2022
Reintegrate or be repatriated, Home Affairs warns refugees
Motsoaledi tells MPs that the countries refugees want to go to are not ready to welcome them
News | 10 March 2020
Parkwood families await repairs to fire-ravaged council flats
Two council units in Parkwood burnt down in May and June. Residents were given containers to live in
News | 10 July 2018
Maynard Street residents snubbed by mayoral committee members
“They are running away from accountability to the electorate” says community spokesperson
By Aidan Jones
News | 21 May 2018
State of the art library to open in Dunoon
Libraries in poor communities have to be built from scratch
News | 16 May 2018
Cape Town councillor promises new social housing by 2019
Activists vow to continue occupying Helen Bowden Nursing Home and Woodstock Hospital
News | 11 May 2018
Violent clashes between Mitchells Plain and Siqalo residents
30 people arrested for public violence
Brief | 2 May 2018