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Cape Town

Drug authority: SA doesn’t have the necessary discipline to allow dagga judgment
Article
/ 5 April 2017

Drug authority: SA doesn’t have the necessary discipline to allow dagga judgment

The Central Drug Authority says US evidence proves this and wants to challenge a court ruling.

By Govan Whittles
No low-cost housing for Sea Point
Article
/ 24 March 2017

No low-cost housing for Sea Point

The province is replenishing its coffers by selling prime land privately instead of giving it to the poor.

By Raeesa Pather and Govan Whittles
Fantasy fails to enchant
Article
/ 17 March 2017

Fantasy fails to enchant

“A mage’s name is better hidden than a herring in the sea, better guarded than a dragon’s den.” — Ursula K le Guin: A Wizard of Earthsea

By Gwen Ansell
​Music initiatives subvert whiteness in Cape Town’s city bowl
Article
/ 14 February 2017

​Music initiatives subvert whiteness in Cape Town’s city bowl

People of colour are providing alternative spaces to the Mother City’s centralised status quo.

By Zia Haffejee
Multiple masculinities reflected in SA’s menswear
Article
/ 10 February 2017

Multiple masculinities reflected in SA’s menswear

It’s fashion for men who love clothes, in all of their forms, and that’s what makes this new.

By Cayleigh Bright
Eerie quiet outside Parliament ahead of Sona
Article
/ 9 February 2017

Eerie quiet outside Parliament ahead of Sona

Army deployment follows intelligence reports which suggested massive unrest and the erection of shacks as a symbolic protest at Sona.

By Staff Reporter
Honouring a Mother City mainstay
Article
/ 3 February 2017

Honouring a Mother City mainstay

Confounding every stereotype, the festival has gone on to become a movement that puts inclusion and progress at the heart of its mission statement.

By Staff Reporter
Rotten deals follow Cosmo Fruit
Article
/ 2 February 2017

Rotten deals follow Cosmo Fruit

Liquidators are searching for assets after Ioannis Ntinos’s company was declared insolvent

By Jessica Bezuidenhout
How to survive your Kuga
Article
/ 26 January 2017

How to survive your Kuga

It’s not funny for the owners who want to ditch a vehicle on which they still owe money.

By Staff Reporter
Arts news : Cape Town gets a new art fair and Lady Skollie sexes up London
Article
/ 13 January 2017

Arts news : Cape Town gets a new art fair and Lady Skollie sexes up London

The artist will exhibit new ink, watercolour and crayon paintings and will paint a large-scale mural for the gallery on site.

By Arts Desk
Sea Point resident lets go of home after protests and defiance
Article
/ 9 January 2017

Sea Point resident lets go of home after protests and defiance

Thandeka Sisusa lived in the basement of the Rapallo apartment block in Sea Point and was ordered by a court to leave.

By Raeesa Pather
​A murder spurs queer activists to spread a message of love
Article
/ 19 December 2016

​A murder spurs queer activists to spread a message of love

Their anti-violence message was broader than the LGBTI community – and spread in the face of hate.

By Carl Collison
​Auntie Maria takes control in Flamingo
Article
/ 15 December 2016

​Auntie Maria takes control in Flamingo

Working with Cape Town City, NGOs and residents, the shack settlement is transformed.

By Staff Reporter
Our gourmet trash is too posh for you
Article
/ 2 December 2016

Our gourmet trash is too posh for you

With the aid of some hacker friends, I had a sneak peek at Ramsay’s email inbox.

By Staff Reporter
An evening with Dollar Brand
Article
/ 14 November 2016

An evening with Dollar Brand

On entering, he appeared to walk with difficulty, possibly arthritic or hip problems, have beset the composer for “a hip king”.

By Staff Reporter
Graffiti and Herman Mashaba’s bid to erase public art histories
Article
/ 1 November 2016

Graffiti and Herman Mashaba’s bid to erase public art histories

Bylaws in SA’s major metros are killing off an art form that marginalised people could call their own

By Kwanele Sosibo
Students disappointed in Gordhan’s #MidTermBudget speech, protests set to continue
Article
/ 26 October 2016

Students disappointed in Gordhan’s #MidTermBudget speech, protests set to continue

‘We are continuing to shut down universities,’ Wits SRC president Kefentse Mkhari said.

By Raeesa Pather
Cape Town residents go to court over shrieking zipline riders
Article
/ 26 September 2016

Cape Town residents go to court over shrieking zipline riders

Zoning issues have shut the zipline temporarily, but residents want permanent peace and quiet.

By Phillip De Wet
​Third Culture Experiment’s tripe and ginger beer debuts at SA’s street food festival
Article
/ 12 September 2016

​Third Culture Experiment’s tripe and ginger beer debuts at SA’s street food festival

Murphy’s law struck when, in year three of the street food fest, Nobhongo Gxolo upped the ante and set up a stall.

By Nobhongo Gxolo
Cape Town, use prime municipal land in the heart of the city to house the poor
Analysis
/ 9 September 2016

Cape Town, use prime municipal land in the heart of the city to house the poor

Municipal property in the city should not be sold but used to build affordable housing

By Staff Reporter
​Why Parliament should move to Pretoria, and why Capetonians want it to stay put
Article
/ 5 September 2016

​Why Parliament should move to Pretoria, and why Capetonians want it to stay put

Less travel time and cost, world embassies around the corner and easier accountability are all reasons to move.

By Thalia Holmes
The history of Van Riebeek’s slave Krotoa unearthed from the masters’ view
Article
/ 5 September 2016

The history of Van Riebeek’s slave Krotoa unearthed from the masters’ view

The first nursemaid in Van Riebeeck’s household and one of the first interpreters between the Fort and the Khoikhoi, ousted after her husband died.

By Nobhongo Gxolo
Evictions in Woodstock and the resistance against apartheid spatial planning
Article
/ 2 September 2016

Evictions in Woodstock and the resistance against apartheid spatial planning

People in the community are still waiting for permanent housing as the settlement grows in size and helplessness.

By Raeesa Pather
Open letter to Woodstock: Please think twice about evicting 23  families
Article
/ 30 August 2016

Open letter to Woodstock: Please think twice about evicting 23 families

We are reaching out to you so that we may find a resolution which will satisfy both your rights as property owners and our needs as families.

By Staff Reporter
Woodstock residents protesting imminent evictions occupy The Old Biscuit Mill
Article
/ 28 August 2016

Woodstock residents protesting imminent evictions occupy The Old Biscuit Mill

After The Woodstock Hub bought their homes, over 20 families living in Cape Town’s Bromwell Street face eviction.

By Mary-Anne Gontsana
Letters to the editor: August 19 to 25 2016
Article
/ 19 August 2016

Letters to the editor: August 19 to 25 2016

Readers write in about Hansie Smit’s Cape Town, the image of islam, and the need for strong women.

By Staff Reporter
‘Noma’ uses an intimate and personal vignette to humanise the land issue
Article
/ 19 August 2016

‘Noma’ uses an intimate and personal vignette to humanise the land issue

Film maker Pablo Pinedo’s documentary is aimed at the comfortable classes, revealing a tale of bravery, destruction, creativity and endurance.

By Marie Huchzermeyer
Perhaps the DA should just take a deep breath, pop a chill pill and settle down now
Article
/ 10 August 2016

Perhaps the DA should just take a deep breath, pop a chill pill and settle down now

It was with great shock that we heard newly re-elected mayor Patricia de Lille ominously declare it was time for the City of Cape Town to work hard.

By Staff Reporter
Location, location, location as Cape Town property prices rocket through the roof
Article
/ 28 July 2016

Location, location, location as Cape Town property prices rocket through the roof

You’ll be lucky if you can get a matchbox on the Atlantic Seaboard for just over R1m, as ‘semigration’ sees demand – and prices – soar.

By Staff Reporter
SA’s metros: Stars and stragglers
Article
/ 4 July 2016

SA’s metros: Stars and stragglers

Tshwane residents are richer, Cape Town’s shack dwellers are up and Jo’burg is tops at services.

By Pontsho Pilane
Little peace or love in SA’s Woodstock facing evictions
Article
/ 1 July 2016

Little peace or love in SA’s Woodstock facing evictions

Developers moving into the historic Cape Town suburb are trying to evict long-term residents.

By Staff Reporter
‘Sale of Tafelberg school site will entrench race and class segregation’
Article
/ 1 July 2016

‘Sale of Tafelberg school site will entrench race and class segregation’

Religious leaders believe the Tafelberg school in Sea Point holds the potential for being a symbol of healing, unity and desegregation in the city.

By News 24
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