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Cape Town

Gautrain strike to continue, Cape Town taxi strike called off
Article
/ 7 August 2018

Gautrain strike to continue, Cape Town taxi strike called off

The Gautrain has been running during peak periods with reduced services since July 30

By Tehillah Nieselow and Jenni Evans
Cape Town taxi strike called off
Article
/ 7 August 2018

Cape Town taxi strike called off

Buses were set alight in Khayelitsha in the early hours of Monday morning, and thousands of commuters were left stranded

By Mxolisi Mngadi
A family by any other name
Article
/ 3 August 2018

A family by any other name

A major club event marks a break from the egregious whitewashing of the Cape’s queer scene

By Kopano Maroga
Developer withdraws interdict against Bo-Kaap
Article
/ 31 July 2018

Developer withdraws interdict against Bo-Kaap

Blok, a property development company, has withdrawn its interdict against Bo-Kaap residents in the “spirit of de-escalation”

By Raeesa Pather
Editorial: It’s dangerous to other foreigners
Article
/ 27 July 2018

Editorial: It’s dangerous to other foreigners

‘The DA is not the only political actor in the country that is using foreigners as a convenient scapegoat for our significant economic problems’

By Editorial
Life goes on in bloody gangland
Article
/ 20 July 2018

Life goes on in bloody gangland

The drugs, the bodies, the violence – it’s hard to comprehend how people live in Ocean View

By Govan Whittles
Activists build shack outside Zille’s official residence in ‘honour’ of Mandela Day
Article
/ 18 July 2018

Activists build shack outside Zille’s official residence in ‘honour’ of Mandela Day

The protest forms part of the campaign for decent housing in the Western Cape

By Duncan Alfreds
Unions take on bus bosses seeking wage exemptions
Article
/ 17 July 2018

Unions take on bus bosses seeking wage exemptions

Five bus companies have applied to be exempt from the wage deal that was signed after the near month-long strike

By Sarah Smit
Chasing birds is a dog’s life
Article
/ 13 July 2018

Chasing birds is a dog’s life

‘A new development that caught my eye online recently was the dogs that are used on the runways at OR Tambo International Airport to chase away birds’

By Staff Reporter
‘We may have over-reached’ — JP Smith on trying to curtail De Lille powers
Article
/ 30 June 2018

‘We may have over-reached’ — JP Smith on trying to curtail De Lille powers

The DA intends to table a new motion of no confidence against De Lille in council with Smith saying it could happen before the end of July

By Paul Herman
De Lille: ‘DA must pay more than R1m for my legal fees’
Article
/ 28 June 2018

De Lille: ‘DA must pay more than R1m for my legal fees’

The court set aside the DA’s "unlawful" determination that De Lille had ceased to be a party member following comments she made on radio, with costs

By Paul Herman
Water restrictions remain but no Day Zero for 2019
Article
/ 28 June 2018

Water restrictions remain but no Day Zero for 2019

No date has been set for when Cape Town can officially declare itself drought-free

By Raeesa Pather
Cape Town: No Day Zero for 2019
Article
/ 28 June 2018

Cape Town: No Day Zero for 2019

The city also announced that its stringent water restrictions are to be maintained

By Staff Reporter
Here are three ways that cities can adapt to changing climates
Article
/ 26 June 2018

Here are three ways that cities can adapt to changing climates

Cape Town’s water crisis holds valuable insights for other cities that need to adapt to the realities of climate change

By Staff Reporter
Unembargoed: June 15 to 21
Article
/ 18 June 2018

Unembargoed: June 15 to 21

‘Illegitimate president’: Cyril Ramaphosa’s position is under threat from multiple legal disputes and how Muslims are reclaiming Cape Town streets

By Mg Reporter
‘We tried to help our dad’ – brothers they tried to save father from mosque attacker
Article
/ 14 June 2018

‘We tried to help our dad’ – brothers they tried to save father from mosque attacker

The sons of Ismail Bassa have recalled of how they tried to fight off his attacker.

By Jenna Etheridge
PODCAST: Brother, this is Cape Town
Article
/ 14 June 2018

PODCAST: Brother, this is Cape Town

Bongani Dyalivana’s is a story of loss, of growing up in a gang and then in jail. Of finding oneself and trying to break a new path.

By Rasmus Bitsch and Sound Africa
Afrikanerbond still worried about ‘land issue’, despite Ramaphosa address
Article
/ 11 June 2018

Afrikanerbond still worried about ‘land issue’, despite Ramaphosa address

​The Afrikanerbond says it remains concerned about "the land issue", after President Ramaphosa addressed the organisation on Thursday

By Jan Gerber
Auction group cancels sale of historic burial land in Bo-Kaap
Article
/ 11 June 2018

Auction group cancels sale of historic burial land in Bo-Kaap

‘If those developers start digging, they’re going to find the remains of our ancestors,” says Igsaan Higgins, who argued against the sale’

By Raeesa Pather
Cape Town must make itself more attractive to black graduates
Article
/ 11 June 2018

Cape Town must make itself more attractive to black graduates

‘Black professionals in Cape Town experience pervasive challenges, the biggest being the difficulty in building social capital’

By Ryan Ravens
Bo-Kaap residents cry foul as cops nab youngster
Article
/ 7 June 2018

Bo-Kaap residents cry foul as cops nab youngster

The boy was rolling two tyres down Wale Street in preparation for the protest when two officers apprehended him and placed him in a police van

By Raeesa Pather
De Lille slams DA rules in court
Article
/ 4 June 2018

De Lille slams DA rules in court

De Lille has brought an application stating that the cessation of membership clause in the DA’s constitution should be reviewed and set aside

By Raeesa Pather
‘Gatvol’ Capetonians stir up tensions
Article
/ 1 June 2018

‘Gatvol’ Capetonians stir up tensions

It’s not just about land. Now the Cape Town protests are also pitting coloured people against their black neighbours

By Raeesa Pather and Govan Whittles
Taxi peace is cold comfort
Article
/ 1 June 2018

Taxi peace is cold comfort

Rival bosses in Cape Town make up after a bloody feud that claimed the lives of 13 people and wounded commuters

By Govan Whittles
City of Cape Town pushes for “zero tolerance” on land protests
Article
/ 29 May 2018

City of Cape Town pushes for “zero tolerance” on land protests

A priority committee is set to be established within the SAPS to deal with land protests after city officials requested more action

By Raeesa Pather
Bo-Kaap unites in protest to hold onto heritage
Article
/ 28 May 2018

Bo-Kaap unites in protest to hold onto heritage

The inner city suburb, internationally renowned for its colourful houses, has had enough of private developers and city officials

By Raeesa Pather
Land hunger spreads across Cape
Article
/ 25 May 2018

Land hunger spreads across Cape

Fed up with living in squalor, people in backyard shacks pegged out plots of land illegally

By Govan Whittles
Factors fuelling fight over Cape Town’s controversial R1bn prime land tender
Article
/ 24 May 2018

Factors fuelling fight over Cape Town’s controversial R1bn prime land tender

Residents are trying to have the City of Cape Town’s decision to sell and lease a portion of prime land between Clifton and Camps Bay reversed

By Caryn Dolley
De Lille to consider affordable housing in Cape Town’s tallest skyscraper
Article
/ 21 May 2018

De Lille to consider affordable housing in Cape Town’s tallest skyscraper

Households that earn less than R15 000 per month and are currently in the city’s housing database would qualify for housing in the Zero2One tower

By Raeesa Pather
Football roundup
Article
/ 18 May 2018

Football roundup

What is going on in the world of football?

By Luke Feltham
The Lille city that could
Article
/ 18 May 2018

The Lille city that could

‘Running out of mayors hasn’t been pandemonium, as everyone expected,’ says the writer

By Staff Reporter
DA: Caucus in charge of Cape Town, not De Lille
Article
/ 16 May 2018

DA: Caucus in charge of Cape Town, not De Lille

The Democratic Alliance says that it is unable to work with Patricia de Lille and that the caucus has no faith in her leadership

By Raeesa Pather
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