It seem that massive corporations and property developers control Cape Town and other centres, with big land parcels going their way for low prices
The Democratic Alliance elections in the province will see Bonginkosi Madikizela go up against the current acting leader, Tertius Simmers
The national transport minister has slammed local by-laws while the police minister has distanced himself from the taxi mayhem that’s playing itself out in the Western Cape
Sindisiwe Chikunga said that the city’s by-laws contravened national laws
The South African National Taxi Council has called an urgent meeting after live rounds were fired in the city centre
Following the truck attacks over the past two weeks, police remain on high alert
The gunfire detection system recorded 68 gunfire incidents in Hanover Park
A joint operation between Cape Town’s law enforcement units and the South African Police Service sees multiple arrests
Nearly 50 people were gunned down in another bloody week while implementation of the gunfire-detection system ShotSpotter was delayed by “administrative processes”
The short-trip taxis, which are mostly unlicensed, have been linked to crime in townships
The City of Cape Town has awarded a R30-million contract for three years to combat crime in ganglands
Speaker expresses ‘shock’ and ‘sadness’ as fire ravages the historic building, causing the ceiling of the National Assembly to cave in. At lunchtime on Sunday, firefighters were still on the scene
The first alarm went off shortly after 6am and five hours later firemen were still battling to bring the blaze under control after it spread to the National Assembly
The first two weeks of December recorded 313 fires, compared with more than 600 last year
Illegal occupations of unsuitable land coupled with heavy rains cause disruption of flood management systems
Authorities confirmed the fire had been largely contained by early Monday afternoon, although reports suggest the fire had jumped the road near Tafelberg Drive
This separate fire was not an extension of the Rhodes Memorial fire, according to authorities
At least 50 more police and other law enforcement officers were sent to the area in response to the spate of violence
The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase
Tensions between the City of Cape Town and the police service over responsibilities mirrors the strain between national and local government
Four police officers are being investigated after a video of them evicting a man, who had been bathing at the time, was circulated on social media
The facility in Cape Town was about quarantining the most vulnerable — the homeless — rather than preventing Covid-19
Smith said the motion against him doesn’t have anything to do with issues playing out in the party’s leadership, but over disagreements in the Cape DA
The security company ‘effed up again’, says a councillor as the City of Cape Town complains to the regulator about the beach debacle
Beach-goers were told to leave Clifton beach by PPA guards last Sunday, two days before Christmas
Departmental disagreements are halting the development of five prime sites in Cape Town
A single image of the aftermath of the blaze cannot tell the whole story
Both caucus deputy leader JP Smith and outgoing mayor Patricia De Lille confirmed the resignations
The Cape Town mayor’s supporters and her critics feel disappointed by her resignation deal
Patricia de Lille says she is not finished with pursuing legal action against 12 people whom she says defamed her
The motion against De Lille is the second brought by her own party that she will face in council this year
The Democratic Alliance’s federal executive will meet this week to give the vote its approval