Western Cape’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’ entrench ‘water apartheid’
/ 28 January 2024

Western Cape’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’ entrench ‘water apartheid’

The City of Cape Town has installed meters that limit the amount of water people use but it is hurting the poor, who use far less water than the wealthy

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The clash of the Numbers gangs
/ 21 January 2024

The clash of the Numbers gangs

How the 26s, 27s and 28s prison gangs got their name, and how street gangs usurped them

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Station commander investigated for links to crime kingpin
/ 19 January 2024

Station commander investigated for links to crime kingpin

There is ‘growing concern’ about increasing levels of gangsterism and organised crime in the Western Cape

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Taxi wars: How does Cape Town’s public transport system actually work?
/ 18 August 2023

Taxi wars: How does Cape Town’s public transport system actually work?

Twenty-two percent of Capetonians use minibus taxis, but the city’s transport model will reduce this

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Cape Town’s plan to appeal Woodstock land use resolution ‘short-sighted’
/ 1 June 2023

Cape Town’s plan to appeal Woodstock land use resolution ‘short-sighted’

The city council wants to overturn the heritage authority’s resolution to conserve green space

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City clings to Woodstock report that might alter housing plan
/ 31 March 2023

City clings to Woodstock report that might alter housing plan

A social impact assessment recommends a bowling green in the Cape Town suburb be made into a community park, not used for social housing — and residents agree

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‘Terrorist’ threat to social housing sites
/ 2 March 2023

‘Terrorist’ threat to social housing sites

Delft housing project at standstill for a third week following intimidation from construction ‘terrorists’

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City bulldozes into social housing project in Woodstock, Cape Town
/ 23 January 2023

City bulldozes into social housing project in Woodstock, Cape Town

Residents say the council ignored objections against the development, and is pressing on despite a pending final heritage impact assessment

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Controversial Cape Town taxi association distances itself from bus attacks
/ 5 September 2022

Controversial Cape Town taxi association distances itself from bus attacks

The short-trip taxis, which are mostly unlicensed, have been linked to crime in townships

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Gunshot detection system makes comeback to Cape Flats
/ 22 June 2022

Gunshot detection system makes comeback to Cape Flats

The City of Cape Town has awarded a R30-million contract for three years to combat crime in ganglands

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‘Toxic, hazardous’ dust harming preschool children in Kuils River
/ 2 June 2022

‘Toxic, hazardous’ dust harming preschool children in Kuils River

Residents say the findings proves their concerns about pollution ‘are real’

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